quieten


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quieten
v. make quiet, silence; become silent, become quiet

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quieten

Verb
1. become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
(synonym) hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
(antonym) louden
(hypernym) change intensity
(verb-group) hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up
2. make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
(synonym) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still
(hypernym) comfort, soothe, console, solace
(hyponym) lull
3. cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
(synonym) hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up
(antonym) louden
(hypernym) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
(hyponym) shush
(cause) hush
(verb-group) hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down


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quietar
v. lay

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quieten
v. ztišit; utišit (se)

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quieten
Czas. uciszać; uspokajać; uciszać się; uspokajać się