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quieten.

To make quiet.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/
  1. To make quiet.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · transitive
    quieten the class
  2. To become quiet.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · intransitive
    quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English -en English quieten From quiet + -en (verbal suffix).

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