quieten[verb]Synonyms:- silence, compose, hush, muffle, mute, quell, quiet, stifle, still, stop, subdue
- soothe, allay, appease, blunt, calm, deaden, dull
Antonyms: arouse, excite
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲