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tranquilizer

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tranquilizer noun
also British tranquilliser /ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪzɚ/
plural tranquilizers
tranquilizer
noun
also British tranquilliser /ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪzɚ/
plural tranquilizers
Learner's definition of TRANQUILIZER
[count]
: a drug that causes a person or animal to become very relaxed and calm镇静剂;安定药
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tranquilizer

noun

tran·​quil·​iz·​er ˈtraŋ-kwə-ˌlī-zər How to pronounce tranquilizer (audio)
ˈtran-
variants or less commonly tranquillizer
1
: a drug used to reduce mental disturbance (such as anxiety and tension) compare antipsychotic
2
: one that tranquilizes

Example Sentences

a patient who is on tranquilizers
Recent Examples on the Web In that ghastly true crime, it was revealed that seven men had been drugging their neighbors with animal tranquilizer and raping them in their sleep, blaming the violations, which numbered more than 100, on supernatural forces. Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 That lion was fatally shot after a tranquilizer dart didn’t work. Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 The price was eight hundred and thirty thousand dollars, with monthly maintenance of around seven hundred dollars, including tranquilizer darts for the doorman if necessary. Maeve Higgins, The New Yorker, 22 June 2022 The agency said the bears had been found in a tree and were captured using a tranquilizer. CBS News, 19 May 2022 The men capture moose in much the same way, using tranquilizer darts instead of nets. Laura Ungar, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022 The research on ketamine, primarily used in the past as a horse tranquilizer, is the furthest along, and has been proven as an antidepressant treatment. Ronit Molko, Forbes, 19 May 2022 However, there was no working tranquilizer gun found in the home and authorities say Barry's DNA was not on that plastic cap. Paul Larosa, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2022 If an animal needed to be captured to treat an injury or for another reason, Massena said keepers would work with veterinarians who would shoot a tranquilizer dart at it. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tranquilizer was in 1800
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