Tranquilicé

Tranquilicé is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb tranquilizar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It means “I tranquilized,” and is used to indicate that the subject calmed or reassured some person, animal, or situation. The verb is transitive, requiring a direct object when a calming action is performed.

Origin and form: tranquilizar is formed from the adjective tranquilo with the -izar suffix, from Latin tranquillus. In the preterite, the yo form is tranquilicé, following the regular pattern for -zar verbs (the ending changes to -cé in the first person singular).

Usage: Examples include “Ayer tranquilicé al perro inquieto” (I calmed the nervous dog). Figuratively, it can refer to calming a tense situation or reassuring a group, as in “El discurso tranquilizó a la audiencia.” The exact form (tranquilicé vs. other tenses) depends on the subject and tense being used.

Related terms: tranquil, tranquilizante, tranquilización, tranquilizar.

Pronunciation: the stress falls on the final syllable in standard Spanish: tran-qui-li-CÉ; actual pronunciation varies slightly by dialect.