tranquilized
tranquilized is the simple past and past participle of tranquilize.
Meaning of tranquilize
Verb
tranquilize (third-person singular simple present tranquilizes, present participle tranquilizing, simple past and past participle tranquilized)
- To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
- The escaped lion was finally tracked down, tranquilized, and safely returned to the zoo.
- To make (something or someone) tranquil.
- […] with words of sweetest kindness and consolation, he soothed and tranquilised me.1779, Frances Burney, Evelina, Dublin: Price, Corcoran et al., Volume 2, Letter 14, p. 87
- To become tranquil.
- Seest thou not, that this unseasonable gravity is admitted to quell the palpitations of this unmanageable heart? But still it will go on with its boundings. I’ll try, as I ride in my chariot, to tranquillize.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter I”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume V, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC, page 11
- To dart (a person or animal) with a sedative
- The bear should go down several minutes after being tranquilized.
Forms of tranquilized
| comparative | more tranquilized |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tranquilized |
Words formed from tranquilized
Questions about tranquilized
- What is tranquilized the simple past and past participle of?
- Tranquilized is the simple past and past participle of tranquilize.
Words near tranquilized in the dictionary
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