tranquillize

/'træɳkwilaiz/

Thân thiện

The veterinarian will tranquillize the large cat for its examination.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cause to become calm, quiet, or sedated: To make a person, animal, or situation peaceful, often by using a drug or through soothing actions. It implies reducing agitation, anxiety, or excitement.
   • To make still or quiet: To settle or pacify turbulent emotions or a disturbed state.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The veterinarian will tranquillize the aggressive animal for its safety. (The vet will administer a drug to calm the animal down.)
  • Her gentle voice helped tranquillize the frightened child. (Her soothing voice helped make the scared child calm.)
  • The medication is designed to tranquillize patients before surgery. (The drug is intended to sedate patients.)

Advanced Usage

• "to tranquillize oneself": To make oneself calm, though this reflexive use is less common.
  • He tried to tranquillize himself with deep breathing exercises. (He attempted to calm himself down.)
• Often used in medical, veterinary, or psychological contexts to describe inducing a state of calm, which may range from mild relaxation to deep sedation.

Variants and Related Words

• Tranquillizer (noun, chiefly British spelling): A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension; a sedative.
  • The doctor prescribed a tranquillizer for her anxiety.
• Tranquilize (verb, US spelling): The American English spelling of "tranquillize".
• Tranquillity/Tranquility (noun): The state of being tranquil; calmness, peacefulness.
  • The tranquillity of the lake was soothing.

Synonyms

• Sedate: To administer a sedative drug to induce calmness or sleep.
• Calm (down): To become or make someone quiet and peaceful.
• Soothe: To gently calm a person or their feelings.
• Pacify: To bring peace to a disturbed situation; to quell agitation.

Antonyms

• Agitate: To make someone troubled or nervous.
• Stimulate: To raise levels of physiological or nervous activity.
• Excite: To cause strong feelings of enthusiasm or eagerness.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• To tranquillize one's fears/nerves: A phrase meaning to calm one's own anxiety.
  • A cup of tea helped tranquillize her nerves before the interview. (The tea helped soothe her anxiety.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
   • The patient must be sedated before the operation
2. make calm or still
   • quiet the dragons of worry and fear

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sedate
• calm
• tranquilize
• tranquillise
• calm down
• quiet
• quieten
• lull
• still