tranquilizar

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === tranqüilizar (pre-1990 spelling) tranqùilizar (pre-reform spelling) tranquillizar (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === From tranquilo +‎ -izar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tran‧qui‧li‧zar === Verb === tranquilizar (first-person singular present tranquilizo, first-person singular preterite tranquilizei, past participle tranquilizado) (transitive) to tranquilise; to calm down (cause to become less excited, intense or angry) Synonym: acalmar (transitive) to tranquilise (to use a drug to sedate a person or animal) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “tranquilizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “tranquilizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tranquilizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “tranquilizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From tranquilo +‎ -izar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɾankiliˈθaɾ/ [t̪ɾãŋ.ki.liˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /tɾankiliˈsaɾ/ [t̪ɾãŋ.ki.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: tran‧qui‧li‧zar === Verb === tranquilizar (first-person singular present tranquilizo, first-person singular preterite tranquilicé, past participle tranquilizado) (transitive) to calm, calm down Synonym: calmar to sedate Synonym: sedar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tranquilizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025