English Explanatory Dictionary

tranquilizer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which tranquillizes or soothes.
  2. A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension.
  3. A gun that fires sedative darts.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹæ̞ŋkwɪläɪ̯zə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tranquilizer.wav /ˈtɹæ̝ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/ /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/ /ˈtɹɛ̃ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/

Word forms

tranquilizer tranquilizers tranquiliser tranquilliser tranquillizer

Etymology

From tranquilize + -er.

Synonyms

trank tranq ataractic sedative

Derived words

horse tranquilizer trank tranq tranquilizer dart tranx

Translations

Bulgarian: лекарство за успокояване Cebuano: ighuhupay Chinese Mandarin: 鎮靜劑 /镇静剂 Chinese Mandarin: 鎮靜藥 /镇静药 Esperanto: trankviligilo Finnish: rauhoittava Greek: ηρεμιστικό Greek: αγχολυτικό Hebrew: תְּרוּפַת הַרְגָעָה Hebrew: כָּדוּר הַרְגָעָה Hungarian: nyugtató Hungarian: nyugtatószer Italian: ansiolitico Japanese: 精神安定剤 Japanese: 鎮静薬 Malay: penenteram Māori: rongoā whakamahuru Norman: trantchilisant Persian: آرامبخش Portuguese: tranquilizante Russian: транквилиза́тор Russian: успокои́тельное Serbo-Croatian: транквилизатор Serbo-Croatian: анксиолѝтик Serbo-Croatian: trankvilizator Serbo-Croatian: anksiolìtik
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