Definition for TRAN'QUIL-IZE

TRAN'QUIL-IZE, v.t.

To quiet; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotion; to tranquilize the mind. Religion haunts the imagination of the sinner, instead of tranquilizing his heart. Rob. Hall.

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