tranquillizeverb [ T ]
UK UK also tranquillise, US tranquilize uk/ˈtræŋ.kwɪ.laɪz/us/ˈtræŋ.kwə.laɪz/to make an animal or person become unconscious or calm, especially with a drug:
a tranquillizing drug
The dogs were tranquillized with a dart gun and taken to a shelter.
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Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetist
- anesthesiology
- bolus
- dispense
- doping
- dose
- drug
- ED
- inject
- knock
- knock sb out
- overprescribe
- PCA
- prescribe
- put
- put sb on sth
- sedate
- sedation
- self-medicate