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.

The first tranquillizing influence I found was in the statue gallery, with its figures from another world, so silent, so unchanging.

From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

It was a matter on which Austin could not urge hope, though, for the sake of tranquillizing Florence, he might suggest it, for he believed that Mrs. Hunter was fading rapidly.

From A Life's Secret A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

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