資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tranquilizing \Tran"quil*i`zing\, Tranquillizing
\Tran"quil*li`zing\, a.
   Making tranquil; calming. `` The tranquilizing power of
   time.'' --Wordsworth. -- {Tran"quil*i`zing*ly} or
   {Tran"quil*li`zing*ly}, adv.

Tranquilize \Tran"quil*ize\, Tranquillize \Tran"quil*lize\, v.
   t. [imp. & p. p. {Tranquilized}or {Tranquilliized}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Tranquilizing}or {Tranquillizing}.] [Cf. F.
   tranquilliser.]
   To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to
   make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed
   by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind.

   Syn: To quiet; compose; still; soothe; appease; calm; pacify.

資料來源 : WordNet®

tranquilizing
     adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a
           tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative
           properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {ataraxic},
            {sedative}, {tranquilising}]