tranquillize

tranquillize is a 12-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 30 in Scrabble and 34 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 30 · Words With Friends 34 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. verb. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

   "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

   Synonyms: calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise

3. verb. make calm or still

   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

   Synonyms: calm, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise

Synonyms

calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, lull, quiet, quieten, still

Common word forms

tranquillized, tranquillizer, tranquillizes, tranquillizing

Words from these letters

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