tranquilise
Administer calming drugs
Tranquilise is the British spelling of tranquilize, meaning to calm or sedate a person or animal, typically through the administration of a drug.
Veterinarians tranquilise wild animals before tagging or relocating them.
The word extends to any action that produces calm or reduces agitation: The minister's reassurances failed to tranquilise the anxious crowd.
A tranquilliser is the drug or agent that produces this effect.
Calm and unhurried
- calmFree from agitation
- anaesthetiseRender insensible to pain
- injectInsert by needle
- syringeMedical injection tool
dose · diazepam · ketamine · unconscious · drowsy · relaxant · preoperative · anxiolytic
Handheld pointed projectile
- captureTake into custody
- immobiliseMake unable to move
- veterinaryRelating to animal healthcare
- collarNeck encirclement
relocate · blowpipe · safari · ranger · conservation · elephant · rhinoceros · tiger
sedate
Calm and unhurried
- calmFree from agitation
- anaesthetiseRender insensible to pain
- injectInsert by needle
syringe · dose · diazepam · ketamine · unconscious · drowsy · relaxant · preoperative · anxiolytic · patient
soothe
Gently ease discomfort
reassure · comfort · ease · relax · placate · settle · hush · still · mollify · compose
dart
Handheld pointed projectile
- captureTake into custody
- immobiliseMake unable to move
- veterinaryRelating to animal healthcare
collar · relocate · blowpipe · safari · ranger · conservation · elephant · rhinoceros · tiger · bear
- mental tranquilityCalm, untroubled state of awareness
- Sea of TranquilityDark lunar plain
- domestic tranquilityPeace within a household
- inner tranquilityPeaceful mental state
- rural tranquilityPeaceful atmosphere of countryside
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