tranquillizing

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He wondered whether lithium could have the same tranquillizing effect on his patients.

From Nature • Aug. 25, 2019

Having a tranquillizing effect upon the nervous system, they are peculiarly adapted to cases of hypochondriasis, neuralgia, chorea, etc.

From Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France by Holdsworth, J. H.

These agencies tend to the tranquillization of society; and as a tranquillizing influence, they tend to the security of property.

From The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. by Weylland, John Matthias

The plain had its usual aspect, but to him it appeared more beautiful, more tranquillizing, like a frowning face which unbends and smiles.

From The Cabin [La barraca] by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

Ho, ho," said the physician, "does it stand thus with you?—Nay, nay, instead of poison, rather the tranquillizing and sedative remedy of pleasant society, and moderate dissipation.

From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)