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tranquillise::verb | Spocien Dictionary

tranquillise

verb

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make calm or still

Type	Words
Synonyms	calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillize
Type of	soothe, console, solace, comfort
Has types	reassure, appease, lenify, compose, mollify, pacify, placate, assuage, assure, lull, conciliate, gentle, gruntle

tranquillise

verb

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize
Type of	affect
Has types	hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerise, mesmerize
Derivation	tranquilliser

tranquillise

Alas, they could neither free the frantic animal, nor safely tranquillise him.

From the economist.com

Instead, the team were forced to search for bears by helicopter and tranquillise each one they found with a dart.

From the economist.com

But drugs that boost GABA's effects, such as benzodiazepines, are normally used to tranquillise brain activity not sharpen it.

From the newscientist.com