tranquilize

or tran·quil·lize

[ trang-kwuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, tran·quil·ized, tran·quil·iz·ing.

1. to make or become tranquil.

Other Words From

• tranquil·i·zation noun
• un·tranquil·ize verb (used with object) untranquilized untranquilizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of tranquilize¹

First recorded in 1615–25; tranquil + -ize

Example Sentences

The animal was tranquilized again, then moved to a bear trap that had been placed on a trailer, the news outlet reported.

From Seattle Times

A cocktail of drugs that are commonly used to tranquilize wildlife was found in one of the 49-year-old woman’s bones but there was no indication of trauma, the report said.

From Seattle Times

She searched online and was stunned to read it’s used to tranquilize horses.

From Seattle Times

BUTLER, Pa. — A woman was injured in a bear attack while letting her dog outside, and Pennsylvania game commission employees killed the mother bear and tranquilized her three yearling cubs, authorities said.

From Seattle Times

Disaster nearly struck early in the relocation effort, when a tranquilized rhino stumbled into a creek.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• sedate