tranquilize
Calm with drugs
To tranquilize is to make calm or sedate, typically through drugs.
Veterinarians tranquilize animals for procedures; wildlife officers tranquilize bears for relocation.
The word extends to any calming influence: The quiet music tranquilized the anxious passengers.
In medical contexts, tranquilizers are medications that reduce anxiety or induce sedation.
Handheld pointed projectile
- captureTake into custody
- immobilizeStop all motion
- veterinaryRelating to animal healthcare
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
relocation · conservation · blowgun · handler · restraint · dosing · anesthesia · recovery
Drug promoting calm
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- somnolentInclined toward sleep
barbiturate · thiopental · phenobarbital · anxiolytic · sleep-inducing · stupor · torpor · daze
Sedative drug class
- diazepamAnti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- lorazepamAnti-anxiety sedative medication
- alprazolamBenzodiazepine for anxiety disorders
- chlorpromazinePhenothiazine antipsychotic drug
haloperidol · antipsychotic · neuroleptic · psychotropic · pharmaceutical · prescription · dosage · administer
soothe
Gently ease discomfort
settle · compose · relax · ease · gentle · lull · mollify · placate · subdue · quell
dart
Handheld pointed projectile
- captureTake into custody
- immobilizeStop all motion
- veterinaryRelating to animal healthcare
tagging · relocation · conservation · blowgun · handler · restraint · dosing · anesthesia · recovery · fieldwork
sedative
Drug promoting calm
somnolent · barbiturate · thiopental · phenobarbital · anxiolytic · sleep-inducing · stupor · torpor · daze · groggy
benzodiazepine
Sedative drug class
- diazepamAnti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- lorazepamAnti-anxiety sedative medication
- alprazolamBenzodiazepine for anxiety disorders
chlorpromazine · haloperidol · antipsychotic · neuroleptic · psychotropic · pharmaceutical · prescription · dosage · administer · inject
numb
Lacking physical sensation
dampen · muffle · stifle · suppress · repress · inhibit · subdue · neutralize · diminish · quash
- tranquilizer dartDrug-tipped projectile for subduing
- mental tranquilityCalm, untroubled state of awareness
- tranquilizer gunFirearm delivering sedative projectiles
- horse tranquilizerDrug sedating large livestock
- Sea of TranquilityDark lunar plain
- domestic tranquilityPeace within a household
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