Meanings
verbtranquillize (third-person singular simple present tranquillizes, present participle tranquillizing, simple past and past participle tranquillized)
present singular third person tranquillizes · participle present tranquillizing · participle past tranquillized · past tranquillized
- alternativeAlternative spelling of tranquilize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbmake calm or still
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
tranquillize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquillize
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“tranquillize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquillize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tranquillize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquillize.
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