tranquillize
/ˈtræŋkwəlaɪz/
verb
- To make a person or animal calm or sleepy, especially by giving them a drug.
- The veterinarian had to tranquillize the injured deer before treating its leg.
- Doctors sometimes tranquillize patients who are extremely anxious before surgery.
- The zookeepers tranquillized the lion to move it to a new enclosure.
- To make something or someone calm and peaceful without using drugs.
- The sound of the ocean waves seemed to tranquillize her restless mind.
- He tried to tranquillize the angry crowd with a gentle speech.
- Soft music can tranquillize a fussy baby better than any medicine.