quieten
1. make calm or still
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
• Syn:
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize,
tranquillise, lull, still
• Ant:
agitate (for: calm)
• Derivationally related forms:
still (for: still), lull (for: lull), tranquilizer (for: tranquilize), quiet (for: quiet)
• Hypernyms:
comfort, soothe, console, solace
• Hyponyms:
lull, compose, pacify, lenify, conciliate,
assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle,
reassure, assure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. cause to be quiet or not talk
- Please silence the children in the church!
• Syn:
hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up
• Ant:
louden
• See Also:
hush up (for: hush)
• Derivationally related forms:
still (for: still), silence (for: silence), silencer (for: silence), hush (for: hush)
• Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
• Hyponyms:
shush, lull, calm down, shout down, gag, muzzle
• Verb Group:
hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
• Cause:
hush
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. become quiet or quieter
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
• Syn:
hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
• Ant:
louden
• Derivationally related forms:
quiescent (for: quiesce), quiet (for: quiet), hush (for: hush)
• Hypernyms:
change intensity
• Verb Group:
hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
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