 Definitions of quieten [ˈkwaɪ ɪ tn] 
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1. (Chiefly Brit.) quieten
to quiet.
Etymology: (1820–30)
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| Definition of 'quieten' |
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1. (verb) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
become quiet or quieter
"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
2. (verb) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
3. (verb) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
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Sense: (often withdown) to make or become quiet
I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.
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 Afrikaans: kalmeer |
 Arabic: يَهْدأ |
 Bulgarian: замлъквам |
 Brazilian: calar-se |
 Czech: ztišit (se) |
 German: ruhig werden |
 Danish: være stille |
 Greek: ησυχάζω, κάνω κπ. να ησυχ |
 Spanish: calmar(se) |
 Estonian: rahustama, rahunema |
 Farsi: ساکت کردن |
 Finnish: hiljentyä |
 French: (se) calmer |
 Hebrew: לְהַשקִיט |
 Hindi: शान्त करना |
 Croatian: utišati se |
 Hungarian: megnyugtat; megnyugszik |
 Indonesian: menjadi tenang |
 Icelandic: róast, stillast |
 Italian: calmare, calmarsi |
 Japanese: 静かにする |
 Korean: 조용해지다 |
 Lithuanian: nuraminti, nurimti |
 Latvian: nomierināt; apklusināt; n |
 Malay: menyenyapkan |
 Dutch: kalmeren |
 Norwegian: dempe, falle til ro |
 Polish: uspokoić (się) |
 Persian: ساکت کردن |
 Pashto: ارام کول |
 Portuguese: calar-se |
 Romanian: a (se) linişti |
 Russian: успокаиваться |
 Slovak: utíšiť (sa) |
 Slovenian: umiriti (se) |
 Serbian: utišati se |
 Swedish: få tyst på, tystna |
 Thai: ทำให้เงียบ |
 Turkish: susturmak |
 Taiwanese: 使安靜，變安靜 |
 Ukrainian: затихати |
 Urdu: خاموش ہونا یا کرنا |
 Vietnamese: trở lại yên tĩnh |
 Chinese: 使平静，使安静 |
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