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What does tranquilize mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word tranquilize? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive, now rare) To make (something or someone) tranquil; to pacify or calm.
  2. To use a drug to sedate a person or animal.
  3. (intransitive) To become tranquil; to relax.
  4. (intransitive) To calm down.
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They are going to tranquilize the deer if they find him with tranquilizer guns, but they have to shoot the alligators.
This tranquilized his spirit, and with this he sought to tranquilize the widow too.
He polished off the entire bottle before she was able to get him to hold still long enough for her to tranquilize him.
The second function of music therapy is relaxation because the music can tranquilize the mind by nourishing the heart.
This god is not the God of peace, but an illusory placebo that many create to try and tranquilize one's conscience.
Mr. Hanna later defended the sheriff's decision to kill the animals rather than attempt to tranquilize and subdue them.

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