VERB | perception | quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down | become quiet or quieter |
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emotion | quieten, calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still | make calm or still | |
change | quieten, hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up | cause to be quiet or not talk / talk |
Meaning | Become quiet or quieter. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down | |
Broader | change intensity | increase / increase or decrease in intensity |
Opposite | louden | Become louder |
Similar to | hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up | Cause to be quiet or not talk / talk |
Spanish | apaciguarse, callarse, callar, calmar, serenarse, sosegar, tranquilizarse | |
Catalan | apaivagar-se, apaivagar, asserenar-se, callar, calmar-se, calmar, fer mutis, tranquil·litzar-se |
Meaning | make calm or still. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still | |
Narrower | compose | calm (someone, especially oneself) |
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 |
Opposite | agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up | Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
Spanish | aquietar, callar, calmar, serenar, tranquilizar | |
Catalan | aquietar, asserenar, calmar, tranquil·litzar |
Meaning | Cause to be quiet or not talk / talk. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up | |
Cause to | hush | Become quiet or still |
Narrower | gag, muzzle | prevent from speaking out |
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 |
Opposite | louden | Cause to become loud |
Similar to | quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down | Become quiet or quieter |
Spanish | acallar, callar, calmar, silenciar | |
Catalan | apaivagar, aquietar, assossegar, callar, calmar, emmudir, silenciar |
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