What does "tranquilizing" mean?

gerund of tranquilize; The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.

What is a synonym for "tranquilizing"?

Common synonyms include: analgesic, anodyne, appeasing, ataractic, ataraxic, calmant.

Pronounced //ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ//.

//ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Noun

1
gerund of tranquilize; The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug. uncountable
2
gerund of tranquilize; The act of making someone or something tranquil. uncountable

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of tranquilize form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
2
Having the effect of making someone or something tranquil; calming, soothing. literary
"In a preceding paper I have spoken of an English Sunday in the country, and its tranquilizing effect upon the landscape; but where is its sacred influence more strikingly apparent than in the very heart of that great Babel, London?"

Adjective

"In my opinion, meditation is more tranquilizing than any medication."

From tranquilize + -ing.

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