tranquilize
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become tranquil.
tranquillise
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a variation of
tranquilize.
Example Sentences
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The US does have the Federal Reserve, which does have some power to tranquillise bond markets.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
The state government held an all-party meeting and promised to cover medical expenses of those affected by such attacks, while the forest department said it had issued orders to tranquillise the elephant that attacked Joseph.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
Perhaps he would have sought it, but for a circumstance that turned up just in time to tranquillise him.
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
Being sleepless, I lit a candle at twelve or one o'clock, and tried to tranquillise myself with a book.
From Thirty Years in Australia by Ada Cambridge
Mrs. Elrington's letter was kindly and thoughtfully worded, well calculated to soothe and tranquillise an anxious daughter's heart.
From It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) by Mrs. Henry Wood
