Definition of quieten Quieten

qui•et•en

We found 6 definitions of quieten from 3 different sources.

What does quieten mean?

WordNet

Verb quietens, quietening, quietened
quieten - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
		hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
		louden cause to become loud
		hush up, silence, quieten, shut up, still, hush keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
		change intensity increase or decrease in intensity
quieten - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
		hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up
		louden cause to become loud
		stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
		sleek over, gloss over, hush up, whitewash treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
		shush silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
		calm down, lull become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
		shout down silence or overwhelm by shouting
		muzzle, gag fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"
quieten - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
		calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still
		charge up, commove, rouse, agitate, turn on, excite, charge change the arrangement or position of
		console, solace, comfort, soothe lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
		lull become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
		compose put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
		gruntle, lenify, placate, pacify, appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, mollify fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
		reassure, assure give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"