tranquillise
Administer a sedative
To tranquillise is to make calm or peaceful, either through medication or soothing influence.
Veterinarians tranquillise animals for transport or medical procedures.
The word extends beyond drugs: The gentle music tranquillised the restless child.
Also spelled tranquilize, especially in American English.
Drug promoting calm
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
- anesthetizeRender insensible to pain
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- narcoticAddictive sedative drug
hypnotic · soporific · barbiturate · benzodiazepine · diazepam · lorazepam · propofol · ketamine
To calm agitation
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- reassureEase someone's doubts
- allayDiminish or relieve
- easeLack of strain
mollify · placate · quell · assuage · appease · settle · quiet · calm down
Undisturbed mental quietude
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- composedCalm and self-possessed
unruffled · soothed · restful · repose · harmony · lull · gentle · undisturbed
Handheld pointed projectile
- captureTake into custody
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- immobilizeStop all motion
- sedateCalm and unhurried
tranquilizer gun · animal control · zoo · safari · elephant · rhinoceros · bear · big cat
sedative
Drug promoting calm
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
- anesthetizeRender insensible to pain
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
narcotic · hypnotic · soporific · barbiturate · benzodiazepine · diazepam · lorazepam · propofol · ketamine · chloroform
pacify
To calm agitation
ease · mollify · placate · quell · assuage · appease · settle · quiet · calm down · defuse
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
composed · unruffled · soothed · restful · repose · harmony · lull · gentle · undisturbed · serene
dart
Handheld pointed projectile
- captureTake into custody
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- immobilizeStop all motion
sedate · tranquilizer gun · animal control · zoo · safari · elephant · rhinoceros · bear · big cat · relocation
- Sea of TranquillityLunar mare, basaltic plain
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