tranquillise

1. Make calm or still (synset 201768652)
   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
   hypernym: comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to
   hyponym:

   • lull - calm by deception
   • compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
   • appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   • assure, reassure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
   synonym: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillize
2. Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (synset 200022309)
   "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
   hypernym: affect - act physically on; have an effect upon
   hyponym: hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize - induce hypnosis in
   synonym: calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize

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