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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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Mr. Hanna later defended the sheriff's decision to kill the animals rather than attempt to tranquilize and subdue them.
This god is not the God of peace, but an illusory placebo that many create to try and tranquilize one's conscience.
Vets were planning to tranquilize him, bring him to the park's wildlife rehabilitation center, and nurse him back to health.
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.
In such cases, they hold you down and tranquilize you, like an animal, like the unreachable wounded animal they consider you to be.

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