quieten

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. become quiet or quieter“The audience fell silent when the speaker entered”Synonyms: hushquietquiescequiet downpipe down
  2. make calm or still“quiet the dragons of worry and fear”Synonyms: calmcalm downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquilliselullstill
  3. cause to be quiet or not talk“Please silence the children in the church!”Synonyms: hushsilencestillshut uphush up
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