What does tranquilizing mean?

Definitions for tranquilizing
tran·quil·iz·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tranquilizing.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquillizing, tranquilising, tranquillisingadjective

    tending to soothe or tranquilize

    "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"

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  1. tranquilizing

    Tranquilizing refers to the act of making something or someone calm, peaceful, or relaxed, often by use of a drug or other substance. It is commonly associated with reducing anxiety, tension, agitation or excitement. It may also refer to the process of lessening a disturbance or turbulence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tranquilizing

    of Tranquillize

  2. Tranquilizingadjective

    alt. of Tranquillizing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tranquilizing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tranquilizing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tranquilizing in a Sentence

  1. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley:

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

  2. Martin Luther:

    We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now, this is not time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.

  3. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley:

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

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