Usually means: Induce calmness or sedation chemically.
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  1. tranquillise: Collins English Dictionary
  2. tranquillise: Vocabulary.com
  3. tranquillise: Wordnik
  4. tranquillise: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. tranquillise: Wiktionary
  6. tranquillise: Dictionary.com
  7. tranquillise: Rhymezone
  8. tranquillise: FreeDictionary.org
  9. tranquillise: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. tranquillise: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tranquillise: Encyclopedia

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  1. tranquillise: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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▸ verb:  Alternative spelling of tranquilize [(transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.]

Similar:
tranquilize, untranquillize, tranq, untranquilize, narcotise, put to sleep, calm, relax, becalm, quiet, more...

Opposite:
agitate, stimulate, excite, arouse

Types:
diazepam, lorazepam, midazolam, temazepam, triazolam, flunitrazepam, more...

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Similar:
tranquilize, untranquillize, tranq, untranquilize, narcotise, put to sleep, calm, relax, becalm, quiet, more...

Opposite:
agitate, stimulate, excite, arouse

Types:
diazepam, lorazepam, midazolam, temazepam, triazolam, flunitrazepam, more...



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