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English verb: quieten | |||
| 1. | quieten (perception) become quiet or quieter | ||
| Samples | The audience fell silent when the speaker entered. | ||
| Synonyms | hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change intensity | ||
| Verb group | hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still | ||
| Antonyms | louden | ||
| 2. | quieten (emotion) make calm or still | ||
| Samples | Quiet the dragons of worry and fear. | ||
| Synonyms | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comfort, console, solace, soothe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appease, assuage, assure, compose, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, reassure | ||
| Antonyms | charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge | ||
| 3. | quieten (change) cause to be quiet or not talk | ||
| Samples | Please silence the children in the church!. | ||
| Synonyms | hush, hush up, shut up, silence, still | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | calm down, gag, lull, muzzle, shout down, shush | ||
| Cause | hush | ||
| Verb group | hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten | ||
| Antonyms | louden | ||
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