quieten
1. make calm or still - quiet the dragons of worry and fear • Syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still • Ant: agitate (for: calm) • Derivationally related forms: still (for: still), lull (for: lull), tranquilizer (for: tranquilize), quiet (for: quiet) • Hypernyms: comfort, soothe, console, solace • Hyponyms: lull, compose, pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle, reassure, assure • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody 2. cause to be quiet or not talk - Please silence the children in the church! • Syn: hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up • Ant: louden • See Also: hush up (for: hush) • Derivationally related forms: still (for: still), silence (for: silence), silencer (for: silence), hush (for: hush) • Hypernyms: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb • Hyponyms: shush, lull, calm down, shout down, gag, muzzle • Verb Group: hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down • Cause: hush • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody 3. become quiet or quieter - The audience fell silent when the speaker entered • Syn: hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down • Ant: louden • Derivationally related forms: quiescent (for: quiesce), quiet (for: quiet), hush (for: hush) • Hypernyms: change intensity • Verb Group: hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s
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