Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quieten"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quieten
v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
speaker entered" [syn: {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}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
3: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {silence}, {still}, {shut up},
{hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
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