"tranquilise" meaning in English

See tranquilise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪz/ [US, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tranquilize.wav [UK] Forms: tranquilise [canonical], tranquilises [third-person, singular], tranquilised [past], tranquilised [past, participle], tranquilising [present, participle]
Etymology: tranquil + -ise Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|tranquil|ise}} tranquil + -ise Head templates: {{verb|tranquilis|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you tranquilise an animal, you calm it or put it to sleep using a tranquiliser dart.
    Sense id: simple-tranquilise-en-verb-wQ61mmiK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ise
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