| VERB | emotion | tranquillize, calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still | make calm or still |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | tranquillize, sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillise | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to |
| Meaning | make calm or still. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to tranquillize Sue | |
| Synonyms | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still | |
| Narrower | compose | calm (someone, especially oneself) |
| lull | calm by deception | |
| pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle | Cause to be more favorably inclined | |
| reassure, assure | Cause to feel sure | |
| Broader | comfort, soothe, console, solace | Give moral or emotional strength to |
| Opposite | agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up | Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
| Spanish | aquietar, callar, calmar, serenar, tranquilizar | |
| Catalan | aquietar, asserenar, calmar, tranquil·litzar | |
| Meaning | Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillise | |
| Narrower | hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise | induce hypnosis in |
| Broader | affect | act physically on |
| Opposite | stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up | Cause to be alert and energetic |
| Spanish | sedar | |
| Catalan | sedar | |
| Nouns | tranquillizer | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
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