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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. become quiet or quieter;
- Example: "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
[syn: quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down]

2. make calm or still;
- Example: "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still]

3. cause to be quiet or not talk;
- Example: "Please silence the children in the church!"
[syn: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quieten v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down] [ant: louden] 2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still] [ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on] 3: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up] [ant: louden]