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quieten |
1 definition found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quieten v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {hush}, {quiet}, {quiesce}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] 2: make calm or still "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}] 3: cause to be quiet or not talk; "This threat ought to shut them up!" [syn: {hush}, {silence}, {still}, {shut up}, {hush up}]
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