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Meanings of ataraxic in английском

Tending to soothe or tranquilize.

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      A sedative gave Bryce the best sleep he'd enjoyed in a year.
      Frankenstein: Lost Souls - A Novel
      2
      She also suggested they discuss whether a sedative is necessary during surgery.
      Reuters
      3
      The sedative that the doctor has given her begins to take effect.
      And Then There Were None
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      The sedative influence had got him; the experiment was at an end.
      The Moonstone
      5
      Indica: Provides a relaxing and sedative effect that is ideal for night-time.
      News.com.au
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      The soothing and tranquillizing effect of the sitz is described as extraordinary:-
      The Recreations of a Country Parson
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      Madeleine's tranquillizing influence over others was one of her most remarkable traits.
      Fairy Fingers / A Novel
      3
      The effect of this communication was the reverse of tranquillizing upon the patient.
      At Last: A Novel
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      But the beating of her heart grew faster in spite of that tranquillizing assurance.
      The Lovels of Arden
      5
      Rachael said quickly, when the tranquillizing voice reached this point.
      The Heart of Rachael
      1
      The captain, however, had no little difficulty in tranquillising the invalid lady.
      The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
      2
      Popo, more by signs than words, quickly succeeded in tranquillising the lad.
      Twice Lost
      3
      Among these tranquillising objects, it is my delight to walk and meditate.
      The Uncommercial Traveller
      4
      And the tranquillising influences employed were morphia, croton oil, or a blister.
      Hard Cash
      5
      Instructions to the Earl of Sussex for tranquillising the North after the Insurrection.
      The Life of Froude
      1
      She softened instantly, as if the words 'New York' had a tranquilizing effect.
      The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
      2
      She knew by experience the tranquilizing influence of giving him something to do.
      Jezebel's Daughter
      3
      The scene was tranquilizing; nevertheless the young man appeared out of harmony with it.
      A Man and His Money
      4
      The scene was a maritime pastoral, picturesque and potentially tranquilizing-andyet I felt uneasy.
      Relentless
      5
      You will cry, and I, too; but our tears will be refreshing, tranquilizing tears.
      Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by His Son
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      Crack Dreams obviates the necessity for the titular narcotic with its tranquilising bleepscape.
      The Guardian
      2
      The two talked about taking razor blades to her wrists or getting the tranquilising drug Klonopin.
      The Irish Times
      3
      How tranquilising it was!
      Twenty-One Days in India, or, the Tour Of Sir Ali Baba K.C.B.; a...
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      Set your alarm for an early, pre-crowd visit for glimpses of the gardens' tranquilising harmonies of light and shade, and rock and water.
      BBC
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      But what she did had a tranquilising effect; she seemed to enable life to win the victory over the insidious pranks of apparitions.
      The Goose Man