Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Quiesce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quiesce \Qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quiesced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Quiescing}.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest,
quiet. See {Quiet}, a. & n.]
To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. --M. Stuart.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quiesce
v : become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet}, {quiet
down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
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