quieten (v)
hush (v)
quiet (v)
quiesce (v)
quiet down (v)
pipe down (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 39
def become quiet or quieter
examples The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
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Hypernym change intensity
Derivationally related form quiesce → quiescent
Derivationally related form quiet → quiet
Derivationally related form hush → hush
Antonym quieten → louden
Verb Group hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
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Derivationally related form quiescent → quiesce
Derivationally related form quiet → quiet
Derivationally related form hush → hush
Verb Group hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
Antonym louden → quieten
Hyponym change intensity

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