Tranquilizado

Tranquilizado is the past participle of the Spanish verb tranquilizar, and functions as an adjective or as part of compound verbal forms. It generally denotes that someone or something has been made calm or pacified, or has been sedated or calmed by medication or intervention. The term can describe emotional or behavioral states as well as physical conditions resulting from tranquilization.

Etymology and meaning: tranquilizar comes from the root tranquilo, meaning quiet or calm, with the suffix -izar indicating a causative action. Tranquilizado thus conveys that a process of calming or tranquilization has occurred. The word is closely related to tranquilizante (a tranquilizer or sedative) and to the noun tranquilidad (tranquility).

Usage: In everyday Spanish, tranquilizado can refer to a person who has regained calm after agitation, or to a patient who has been sedated for a medical procedure or veterinary treatment. Examples include: “El paciente ya está tranquilizado” or “El animal fue tranquilizado para evitar estrés.” It can also appear in passive constructions: “La situación fue tranquilizada por las autoridades” or in contexts describing emotional responses: “Se sintió tranquilizado tras hablar con su abogado.”

Grammatical notes: tranquilizado agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (tranquilizado, tranquilizada, tranquilizados, tranquilizadas). It is commonly used with estar to describe a current state, and with ser or fue to express a completed action or state caused by tranquilization.

Related terms: tranquilizante (substantivo o adjetivo), tranquilidad (noun, tranquility), tranquilizar (to calm or tranquilize).