Dictionary Definition
quieten
Verb
1 become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell
silent when the speaker entered" [syn: hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down,
pipe
down] [ant: louden]
2 make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry
and fear" [syn: calm,
calm
down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still] [ant: agitate]
3 cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence
the children in the church!" [syn: hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up] [ant:
louden]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Translations
to make quiet
- French: apaiser
to become quiet
French: se
calmer