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quietenverb chiefly Britishto free from distress or disturbancethe nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way becalm, calm, compose, lull, lullaby, quiet, salve, settle, soothe, still, tranquilize(also tranquillize) appease, conciliate, hush, mollify, pacify, placateallay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lay, mitigate, quell, relax, relieve, solacenarcotize, sedate, stupefy agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, key (up), perturb, upset, vex aggravate, heighten, intensifyarouse, excite, foment, incite, rouse, stir (up), work up to stop the noise or speech ofone young chap was trying to quieten down the group dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, quell, quiet, settle, shush, shut up, silence, squelch, still agitate, stir ca. 1828 |