Tranquilizing

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tranquilizing \Tran"quil*i`zing\, Tranquillizing
  \Tran"quil*li`zing\, a.
     Making tranquil; calming. " The tranquilizing power of time."
     --Wordsworth. -- {Tran"quil*i`zing*ly} or
     {Tran"quil*li`zing*ly}, adv.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tranquilize \Tran"quil*ize\, Tranquillize \Tran"quil*lize\, v.
     t. [imp. & p. p. {Tranquilized}or {Tranquilliized}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Tranquilizing}or {Tranquillizing}.] [Cf. F.
     tranquilliser.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To quiet; compose; still; soothe; appease; calm; pacify.
          [1913 Webster] Tranquilizer

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tranquilizing
       adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a
             tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative
             properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {ataraxic},
              {sedative}, {tranquilising}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "tranquilizing":
     analgesic, anodyne, appeasing, calmant, calmative, calming,
     cradling, depressant, dreamy, drowsy, gentling, hushing, hypnotic,
     lulling, mollifying, narcotic, pacifying, paregoric, quietening,
     restful, rocking, sedative, sleep-inducing, somnifacient,
     somniferous, soothful, soothing, soporific, stilling