Meaning of QUIETEN
Pronunciation: | | 'kwIitn
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- [v] cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
- [v] make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
- [v] become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
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| Synonyms: | | calm, calm down, hush, hush, hush up, lull, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet, quiet down, shut up, silence, still, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize |
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| Antonyms: | | agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, louden, louden, rouse, turn on | |
| See Also: | | appease, assuage, assure, calm down, change intensity, comfort, compose, conciliate, conquer, console, curb, gag, gentle, gloss over, gruntle, inhibit, lenify, lull, mollify, muzzle, pacify, placate, reassure, shout down, shush, sleek over, solace, soothe, stamp down, subdue, suppress, whitewash | |
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