To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
The spellings tranquilize in American English, and tranquillise in British English, are also used. To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug. This powerful drug is used to tranquilize patients undergoing surgery. = sedate. tranquillise tranquilize to make a person or animal calm or unconscious by using a drug
To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind