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tranquillizer — (also tranquilliser; US also tranquilizer) ► NOUN ▪ a medicinal drug taken to reduce tension or anxiety … English terms dictionary
tranquillizer — n. 1) to take a tranquillizer 2) to prescribe a tranquillizer for * * * [ træŋkwɪlaɪzə] to prescribe a tranquillizer for to take a tranquillizer … Combinatory dictionary
tranquillizer — UK [ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪzə(r)] / US [ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪzər] noun [countable] Word forms tranquillizer : singular tranquillizer plural tranquillizers a drug that makes people calmer when they are very worried or nervous be on tranquillizers (= take them… … English dictionary
Tranquillizer — Tranquilizer Tran quil*i zer, Tranquillizer Tran quil*li zer , n. One who, or that which, tranquilizes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tranquillizer — noun Tranquillizer/tranquilizer is used before these nouns: ↑gun … Collocations dictionary
tranquillizer — [[t]træ̱ŋkwɪlaɪzə(r)[/t]] tranquillizers N COUNT (The spellings tranquilizer in American English, and tranquilliser in British English are also used.) A tranquillizer is a drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious. Tranquillizers are… … English dictionary
tranquillizer — tranquillity, tranquillize, tranquillizer are spelt with two ls in BrE, but usually with one l in AmE. The adverb is tranquilly in both varieties … Modern English usage
tranquillizer — noun see tranquilizer … New Collegiate Dictionary
tranquillizer — noun tranquilizer … Wiktionary
tranquillizer — tran|quil|lizer tranquilliser BrE tranquilizer AmE [ˈtræŋkwılaızə US ər] n a drug used for making someone feel less anxious … Dictionary of contemporary English
