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to quieten

to quieten

3 4.6
Make someone or something less noisy and calmer
  • verb
  • /ˈkwaɪɪtən/
translation icon : calmar
  • In an effort to quieten the room, he asked everyone to lower their voices.
  • quieten down

So you can't use the mind to quieten the mind, right?

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Examples

  • Ladies, could you please quieten down?

  • Their lack of transparency will do little to quieten critics of the scheme.

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  • Is it possible to quieten the mind or is it only possible to change what it's saying?

  • The only way to quieten that noise is to focus on the things you do control and the things you can do.

  • Things are gonna quieten down around here!

  • I'll quieten this whole situation down.

  • I refused to let the crowd quieten me down.

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  • So you can't use the mind to quieten the mind, right?

  • But things have slightly, slightly quietened down now, would you say?

  • If you can quieten the mind, be present, be intentional, pay attention to what's going on around you, well, that's a form of meditation.

Synonyms

to shut up
vsto quieten
  • Offensive
4.1

Tell someone to be quiet in a rude or angry way

is a neutral act of making things calmer, not a rude command
to relax
vsto quieten
1.0

To feel less nervous and more calm

is directed at lowering noise and agitation, not only providing rest
to calm
vsto quieten
962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

is focused on reducing noise and agitation, not only creating peace
to calm down
vsto quieten
  • Informal
594 1.4

To become less angry, excited, or upset

targets noise reduction as well as calming people, not only emotion
to turn down
vsto quieten
191 2.7

Make the sound or heat from something lower, for example music

applies to making people or places calmer, not only lowering equipment levels
to silence
vsto quieten
169 3.5

To stop someone from speaking or making noise

covers quietering in general, not only complete or forced muting
to quiet
vsto quieten
68 3.2

To make someone or something calm and less noisy

is the general act of making someone or something calmer or quieter
to muffle
vsto quieten
64 5.8

To make a sound or feeling quieter so it is less noticeable

is about reducing loudness or agitation directly, not masking sounds
to settle down
vsto quieten
56 2.5

To become quiet and calm after being excited

can be used for making noise lower as part of calming overall
to cool it
vsto quieten
  • Informal
55 6.2

To calm down and stop being angry or excited

is the neutral action of reducing noise or agitation rather than casual speech
to tone down
vsto quieten
44 3.7

To make something less strong, for example a sound, color or feeling

focuses on quieting people or noise rather than general softening
to quiet down
vsto quieten
  • Informal
42 2.0

Make people or things less noisy and less active

describes the same calming process in a simple, general way
to pipe down
vsto quieten
  • Informal
35 7.1

To become quiet or tell someone to stop making noise

is the broader act of reducing noise or calming people rather than commands
to lessen
vsto quieten
34 2.8

To make something smaller in amount or strength

is the specific act of lowering noise or agitation rather than general reduction
to hush
vsto quieten
33 3.4

Make a person or thing quiet so others stop making noise

focuses more broadly on reducing both noise and agitation rather than only silence
to damp
vsto quieten
26 4.8

To make a sound or feeling less strong

emphasizes calming people or cutting noise directly rather than general dampening
to lull
vsto quieten
19 5.2

To make someone feel calm and safe when they are not

is a plain action to lower noise or agitation without deceptive calm
to cool down
vsto quieten
  • Informal
19 2.5

Feel less angry or excited

also applies to lowering noise and physical disturbance, not only feelings
to dampen
vsto quieten
16 4.4

Make something less strong or noticeable, for example sound and feeling

is the specific act of making people or places calmer and quieter
to simmer down
vsto quieten
  • Informal
14 4.1

To become calm after strong feelings or to tell someone else to calm down

is equally used for reducing noise or general agitation, not only anger
to still
vsto quieten
12 4.2

To make quiet or calm

is more about reducing sound and agitation specifically rather than motion alone
to pacify
vsto quieten
11 5.2

To calm someone who is angry or upset

centres on lowering noise and physical agitation as well as anger
to tranquilize
vsto quieten
  • Specialized
10 6.8

To make a person or animal calm by giving them medicine

is a nonmedical way to lower noise and agitation, not using drugs
to mollify
vsto quieten
8 7.2

To make someone less angry or upset

is mainly about lowering noise and agitation rather than easing harshness
to tamp down
vsto quieten
5 5.7

Reduce the strength of feelings or public anger

focuses on lowering noise and agitation, not only suppressing intensity
to hush up
vsto quieten
  • Informal
2 5.0

Make someone stop talking and be quiet

is the wider action of reducing noise or agitation, not only speech
to calm the rabble
vsto quieten
8.6

To make a noisy or angry crowd become quiet and stay under control

applies to calming people or things generally, not only large crowds
to lenify
vsto quieten
  • Archaic
9.9

To make someone feel calmer or less angry

targets lowering noise and external agitation rather than only temperament

Antonyms

183 2.1

Interrupt someone's quiet or stop them from resting

42 4.8

To make people feel strongly excited or upset

7.5

To become louder or make a sound louder

How Quiet

to silence
169 3.5
to hush
33 3.4
to quieten
3 4.6
to calm
962 1.0
to soothe
63 3.4

Surface Forms

quieten infinitive
quietened past
quietened past participle
quietening present participle
quietens third person singular

Morphology

quieten = quiet (transparent) = quiet + en

A regular verb formed from the adjective 'quiet' with the productive verb-forming suffix '-en', so its meaning is directly 'make quiet'.

Etymology

Quieten comes from the simple word quiet and the verb ending -en that means 'make'. So to quieten someone or something is to make them quiet or calmer, which is why it means to reduce noise or excitement.