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1. a. Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize Source: opted
2. a. allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain. Source: opted
3. n. A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain. Source: opted
4. adj. tending to soothe or tranquilize Source: wordnet
5. n. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person Source: wordnet
6. Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize; specifically (Med.), allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain. A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain. Source: webster
7. Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize; specifically (Med.),allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain. Source: adambom
8. j:16/n:84 n. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person Source: ecdict

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irritability irritation pain tending tranquilize allaying assuaging calm moderate activity allays calms drug excitability irritative MEd person reduces remedy specifically soothe

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