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What is the verb for tranquil?

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tranquilize
  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.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The medical nutritionist may, if necessary, tranquilize the patient with nutrients, sans the side effects of drugs.”
      “Six years earlier, Kelly had been there to hold his hand, to tranquilize his anger when his oldest daughter, Aimee, had come to him, tears in her eyes, and told him that she wanted to get married.”
      “Animal control officers managed to tranquilize the frightened creature and removed it.”
tranquilise
  1. Alternative spelling of tranquilize
  2. Examples:
    1. “Witnesses say many are plied with dates stuffed with tramadol – a narcotic used to tranquilise horses – before being sent on missions.”
      “What I can't believe is that it was impossible to tranquilise the poor beasts and end their lives in a more humane way.”
      “It took around 12 hours to capture the animal and tranquilise it.”
tranquillize
  1. Alternative spelling of tranquilize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Picturesque whereabouts fascinate with their majestic beauty and tranquillize the nerves.”
      “That Church was at this time in a state of great disorder, which Calvin had in vain tried to tranquillize, at Neuchatel.”
      “The only thing every other a-hole could think to do was tranquillize me, turn me into a zombie.”
tranquillise
  1. Alternative spelling of tranquilize
  2. Examples:
    1. “So why, he says, tranquillise the poor tiger and then open fire less than two seconds later?”
      “Specialist staff from Marwell Zoo were called to advise and potentially tranquillise the animal and a golf course was evacuated.”
      “Alas, they could neither free the frantic animal, nor safely tranquillise him.”
tranq
  1. (slang, transitive) To tranquilize.
tranquillised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tranquillise Alternative spelling of tranquilized See: tranquilize.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The lions were darted and tranquillised on Tuesday at the Shamwari reserve and transported to Inkwenkwezi yesterday.”
      “I have not yet tranquillised myself enough to see Frederica.”
      “Emma, who was not really at all frightened herself, tranquillised this excess of apprehension by assurances of Mrs.”
tranquillizing
  1. present participle of tranquillize Alternative spelling of tranquilizing
  2. Examples:
    1. “A universal remedy, the relaxing and tranquillizing effect of valerian improves the quality and intensity of sleep.”
      “He assumed that in marriage the wife's role is to be domestic and supportive, like Monica tolerating and tranquillizing even a hot-tempered and none too faithful partner.”
      “The fragrance of amber created a perfect calming and tranquillizing ambience that is most suitable for yoga and meditation.”
tranquillizes
tranquilises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranquilise
tranquilizes
tranquillized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tranquillize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He failed to snap out of a drugged sleep after he had been tranquillized to help move him.”
      “He was hoping that the lorazepam he'd take to palliate the flight north would keep him tranquillized for the duration.”
      “Now she walks around her childless home as if tranquillized, her back stiff with propriety and suspicion.”
tranquilised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tranquilise
  2. Examples:
    1. “I was highly tranquilised at the time and I really didn't know what was going on.”
      “While the stallion was still tranquilised, excess growth was cut from its hooves.”
      “She also considered if she'd been tranquilised, but then it struck her.”
tranquilized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tranquilize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Animal welfare experts and a trained sniper were muddied and exhausted before they eventually tranquilized the cattle.”
      “One of the soldiers went to go examine their leader and realized that he was just tranquilized.”
      “We had tried everything and the day we tranquilized her and still couldn't catch her I cried.”
tranquillising
  1. present participle of tranquillise
  2. Examples:
    1. “It has a mild tranquillising effect, which you can experience by merely picking the flower buds and inhaling their scent.”
      “He hoped that its tranquillising effect could be used to give the patient some rest.”
      “And the tranquillising influences employed were morphia, croton oil, or a blister.”
tranqed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tranq
tranquilising
  1. present participle of tranquilise
  2. Examples:
    1. “They were taking more tranquilising drugs, they were in bigger proportion depressed.”
      “It therefore helps sleep and has a tranquilising effect which has been demonstrated by some experiments on mice.”
      “Nevertheless, the life of humanity today is seriously endangered by the threat of destruction and by the risk arising even from accepting certain tranquilising reports.”
tranquilizing
  1. present participle of tranquilize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “To be plopped in the river's midst, in a canoe, on a spectacular day, is tranquilizing.”
      “The discovery of Librium and other minor tranquilizing drugs provided an intriguing new approach to understanding the anxiety neuroses.”
      “She really liked the scenery and the fresh air that the green, tranquilizing place provided.”
tranqing
  1. present participle of tranq
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