tranquillizing
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He wondered whether lithium could have the same tranquillizing effect on his patients.
From Nature ● Aug. 25, 2019
Her taste is flawless; everything she touches turns to beauty and to a tranquillizing order and simplicity.
From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Addams, Jane
The Governor, whose destiny led him to the edge of the precipice, instead of tranquillizing the minds of the public by resorting to prudent measures, began to commit still greater enormities.
From An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. by Zuniga, Martinez de
For some time we walked along without speaking; the silence of the night, the fragrant air, the mellow light, were all soft and tranquillizing influences, and we sank each into his own reflections.
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James
The tranquillizing, satisfying power of art is due to the revelation which art accomplishes of a spiritual harmony which transcends the seeming chaos of instant experience.
From The Enjoyment of Art by Noyes, Carleton Eldredge
