English > quieten: 3 senses > verb 2, emotion| Meaning | make calm or still. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Synonyms | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still |
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| Narrower | compose | calm (someone, especially oneself) |
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| lull | calm by deception |
| pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle | Cause to be more favorably inclined |
| reassure, assure | Cause to feel sure |
| Broader | comfort, soothe, console, solace | Give moral or emotional strength to |
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| Opposite | agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up | Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
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| Spanish | aquietar, callar, calmar, serenar, tranquilizar |
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| Catalan | aquietar, asserenar, calmar, tranquil·litzar |
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English > quieten: 3 senses > verb 3, change| Meaning | Cause to be quiet or not talk / talk. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Synonyms | hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up |
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| Cause to | hush | Become quiet or still |
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| Narrower | gag, muzzle | prevent from speaking out |
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| lull, calm down | Become quiet or less intensive |
| shout down | silence or overwhelm by shouting |
| shush | silence (someone) by uttering 'shush!' |
| Broader | suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer | To put down by force or authority |
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| Opposite | louden | Cause to become loud |
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| Similar to | quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down | Become quiet or quieter |
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| Spanish | acallar, callar, calmar, silenciar |
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| Catalan | apaivagar, aquietar, assossegar, callar, calmar, emmudir, silenciar |
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