tranquillise

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A form of tranquilize — To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

verbtranquillise (third-person singular simple present tranquillises, present participle tranquillising, simple past and past participle tranquillised)

present singular third person tranquillises · participle present tranquillising · participle past tranquillised · past tranquillised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tranquilize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

tranquillise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquillise

MLA

“tranquillise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquillise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tranquillise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquillise.

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