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quieten

/ quieten /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become quiet or quieter
"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
Opposites:
louden
Type of:
change intensity
Derived:
silence quiet hush stillness still
Verb group:
hush silence still shut up hush up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
Opposites:
louden
Type of:
suppress stamp down inhibit
Kinds of:
shush lull calm down shout down gag
Derived:
hush stillness still muteness silence
Verb group:
hush quiet quiesce quiet down pipe down
Causes:
hush
See also:
whitewash gloss over sleek over hush up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Opposites:
agitate rouse turn on charge commove
Type of:
comfort soothe console
Kinds of:
lull compose pacify lenify conciliate
Derived:
hush stillness still letup lull
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
2
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change intensity louden suppress stamp down inhibit shush lull calm down shout down gag comfort soothe