Antonyms for tranquilize
ˈtræŋ kwəˌlaɪztran·quil·ize

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1. tranquilize

   Allay and alleviate are closely kindred in signification, and have been often interchanged in usage. But, in strictness, to allay is to lay to rest, quiet or soothe that which is excited; to alleviate, on the other hand, is to lighten a burden. We allay suffering by using means to soothe and tranquilize the sufferer; we alleviate suffering by doing something toward removal of the cause, so that there is less to suffer; where the trouble is wholly or chiefly in the excitement, to allay the excitement is virtually to remove the trouble; as, to allay rage or panic; we alleviate poverty, but do not allay it. Pacify, directly from the Latin, and appease, from the Latin through the French, signify to bring to peace; to mollify is to soften; to calm, quiet, or tranquilize is to make still; compose, to place together, unite, adjust to a calm and settled condition; to soothe (originally to assent to, humor) is to bring to pleased quietude. We allay excitement, appease a tumult, calm agitation, compose our feelings or countenance, pacify the quarrelsome, quiet the boisterous or clamorous, soothe grief or distress. Compare ALLEVIATE.

   Antonyms:
   agitate, arouse, excite, fan, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir up

   Synonyms:
   allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, soothe, still

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1. • Affect

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1. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stillverb

   make calm or still

   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

   Synonyms:
   silence, hush, relieve, tranquillize, becalm, quiet down, ease, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, shut up, quiesce, hush up, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, allay, pipe down, lull, calm down, quieten

2. sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquilliseverb

   cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

   "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

   Synonyms:
   tranquillize, becalm, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, settle down, calm, lull, calm down, quieten

How to use tranquilize in a sentence?

1. Reggie Bonds:

   I would only shoot it as a last resort .... I hope they can tranquilize it, i am wondering how it got here, but it probably was someone's pet.

2. Mary Shelley:

   Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose- a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

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