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tranquillize
verb
To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a drug.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 12
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- RANQUILLIZ
- Scrabble score
- 30
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
verb
To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a drug.
“The escaped lion was finally tracked down, tranquilized, and safely returned to the zoo.”
To make (something or someone) tranquil.
To become tranquil.
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Example Sentences
The escaped lion was finally tracked down, tranquilized, and safely returned to the zoo.
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