quieten
[verb]
Synonyms:
- silence, compose, hush, muffle, mute, quell, quiet, stifle, still, stop, subdue
- soothe, allay, appease, blunt, calm, deaden, dull

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Antonyms: arouse, excite

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qui‧et‧en /ˈkwaɪətn/ British English, quiet American English verb
[Word Family: noun: quiet, disquiet, quietness, quietism, quietude; verb: quieten, quiet; adverb: quietly; adjective: quiet]

1. [intransitive and transitive] (also quieten down British English) to become calmer and less noisy or active, or to make someone or something do this:
Javed Miandad appealed for calm, but he failed to quieten the protesters.
Quiet down and get ready for bed!
Things tend to quieten down after Christmas.

2. [transitive] to reduce a feeling such as fear or worry:
I managed to quieten her fears.

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