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tranquilizer Definition

tran·quil·izer or tranquillizer tran′·quil·liz′er (-līz′ər)

noun

a person or thing that tranquilizes; esp., a depressant drug, as Valium or Librium, used as a calming agent in relieving and controlling various emotional disturbances, anxiety neuroses, certain psychoses, etc.
tranquilizer Synonyms

tranquilizer

n.

  1. Calmative medicine

    sleeping pill, depressant, sedative, downer*; see drug 2, medicine 2.

  2. Pacifier

    mitigator, moderator, temperer, assuager, alleviator, alleviative, palliative, soother, mollifier, calmative, sedative, placebo, anodyne, soporific.

tranquilizer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: Why is this a matter of the minor tranquilizers taken at bedtime?
  • prescribe: A doctor at the Cleveland Clinic diagnosed my condition as " anxiety " and prescribed the tranquilizer, Librium.

Adjective modifier

  • minor: Why is this a matter of the minor tranquilizers taken at bedtime?
  • mild: Some dogs do well when given mild tranquilizers such as acepromazine at 0.25mg / pound.
  • major: The same goes for users of steroids, diuretics, and major tranquilizers.

Modifies a noun

  • gun: You cannot shoot the guards with your gun, but you can use the tranquilizer gun to knock them out.
  • dart: Tranquilizer dart upgrade: Enter SLEEPY at the " Secret Unlocks " screen.
  • darts: At the beginning of the level, M says " Q branch has provided you with tranquilizer darts.