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tranquillize vs mesmerise

mesmerise vs tranquillize

tranquillize and mesmerise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tranquillize No No Yes No
mesmerise No No Yes No
As verbs, mesmerise is a hyponym of tranquillize; that is, mesmerise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tranquillize:
  • tranquillize: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
  • mesmerise: induce hypnosis in
Other hyponyms of tranquillize include hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerize.
tranquillize (verb) mesmerise (verb)
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to induce hypnosis in
make calm or still attract strongly, as if with a magnet
Difference between tranquillize and mesmerise

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