| VERB | perception | quiesce, quieten, hush, quiet, quiet down, pipe down | become quiet or quieter |
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| Meaning | Become quiet or quieter. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | quieten, hush, quiet, quiet down, pipe down | |
| Broader | change intensity | increase / increase or decrease in intensity |
| Opposite | louden | Become louder |
| Similar to | hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up | Cause to be quiet or not talk / talk |
| Catalan | callar | |
| Adjectives | quiescent | being quiet or still or inactive |