tranquillize

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. make calm or still
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
• Syn:
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise,
quieten, lull, still
• Ant:
agitate (for: calm)
• Derivationally related forms:
still (for: still), lull (for: lull), tranquilizer (for: tranquilize), quiet (for: quiet)
• Hypernyms:
comfort, soothe, console, solace
• Hyponyms:
lull, compose, pacify, lenify, conciliate,
assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle,
reassure, assure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to tranquillize Sue
2. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
• Syn:
sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillise
• Ant:
stimulate (for: sedate)
• Derivationally related forms:
tranquilliser (for: tranquillise), tranquillizer, tranquilizer (for: tranquilize), calm (for: calm), sedative (for: sedate), sedation (for: sedate)
• Hypernyms:
affect
• Hyponyms:
hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillise, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull, still
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up, agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up