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To sedate or calm with the use of a drug
“The medical nutritionist may, if necessary, tranquilize the patient with nutrients, sans the side effects of drugs.”
To calm or assuage the negative feelings of (someone)
“Six years earlier, Kelly had been there to hold his hand, to tranquilize his anger when his oldest daughter, Aimee, had come to him, tears in her eyes, and told him that she wanted to get married.”
To allay or make less intense
To make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
To relieve the distress or suffering of
To deprive of physical sensation or feeling
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