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🌙 To become calm 💾 To pause operations
to quiesce

to quiesce

9.9
To become quiet and less active, like a storm or room
  • verb
  • /kwɪˈɛs/
translation icon : calmarse
  • The patient’s symptoms may quiesce after receiving the proper treatment.

Examples

  • As the storm passed, the winds gradually quiesced and the night became calm.

  • The crowd began to quiesce after the concert ended.

  • The classroom quiesced when the principal entered and everyone waited for her to speak.

  • Can we quiesce the discussion for now?

  • After a long day, she decided to quiesce on the couch with a good book.

  • As the sun set, the bustling city gradually began to quiesce, leaving only the sounds of crickets in the air.

  • The hectic lecture schedule forced the students to quiesce for a moment before the next class started.

Synonyms

to quiet
vsto quiesce
68 3.2

To make someone or something calm and less noisy

settles into inactivity over time rather than simple noise reduction
to quiet down
vsto quiesce
  • Informal
42 2.0

Make people or things less noisy and less active

implies a gradual settling into rest not only a short pause in sound
to pipe down
vsto quiesce
  • Informal
35 7.1

To become quiet or tell someone to stop making noise

refers to passive settling into inactivity not an order to stop sound
to hush
vsto quiesce
33 3.4

Make a person or thing quiet so others stop making noise

means natural settling into rest rather than intentional silencing
to lull
vsto quiesce
8 4.3

To become quiet or less strong for a short time

describes a lasting settling into inactivity rather than a brief pause
to quieten
vsto quiesce
3 4.6

Make someone or something less noisy and calmer

settles naturally into a longer rest rather than active calming
to idle
vsto quiesce
1 3.2

To spend time doing nothing

focuses on becoming still and restful rather than merely avoiding tasks

How Quiet

to quiesce
9.9
to be quiet
231 1.0
to talk
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

quiesce infinitive
quiesced past
quiesced past participle
quiescing present participle
quiesces third person singular

Etymology

Quiesce comes from the Latin root quies meaning 'rest' or 'quiet', which is the same idea as the English word quiet. So, to quiesce is to become quiet or go into a calm 'rest' state.