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silencesverbpresent tense third-person singular of silence to stop the noise or speech ofthe instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm dumbs, extinguishes, hushes, mutes, quells, quietens(chiefly British), quiets, settles, shushes, shuts up, squelches, stills agitates, stirs to put a stop to (something) by the use of forcebrutally silenced all political dissent in the country clamps down (on), cracks down (on), crushes, puts down, quashes, quells, represses, slaps down, snuffs (out), squashes, squelches, subdues, suppresses douses(also dowses), extinguishes, puts out, quenchessmothers, stifles, strangles, throttlesannihilates, decimates, demolishes, desolates, destroys, devastates, nukes, rubs out, ruins, smashes, wastes, wrecksexterminates, obliterates, wipes outconquers, dominates, overcomes, overpowers, overwhelms, subdues, subjugates, vanquishes sits on abets, aids, assists, backs, helps, props up, supportsfoments, incites, instigates, provokes, stirs, whips (up)advances, cultivates, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotes |