| VERB | perception | quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down | become quiet or quieter |
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| emotion | quieten, calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still | make calm or still | |
| change | quieten, hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up | cause to be quiet or not talk / talk |
| Meaning | Become quiet or quieter. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | hush, quiet, quiesce, 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 | |
| Meaning | make calm or still. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, lull, still | |
| Narrower | compose | calm (someone, especially oneself) |
| lull | calm by deception | |
| pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle | Cause to be more favorably inclined | |
| reassure, assure | Cause to feel sure | |
| Broader | comfort, soothe, console, solace | Give moral or emotional strength to |
| Opposite | agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up | Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
| Catalan | calmar, tranquil·litzar | |
| Spanish | calmar, tranquilizar | |
| Meaning | Cause to be quiet or not talk / talk. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | hush, silence, still, shut up, hush up | |
| Cause to | hush | Become quiet or still |
| Narrower | gag, muzzle | prevent from speaking out |
| lull, calm down | Become quiet or less intensive | |
| shout down | silence or overwhelm by shouting | |
| shush | silence (someone) by uttering 'shush!' | |
| Broader | suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb | To put down by force or authority |
| Opposite | louden | Cause to become loud |
| Similar to | quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down | Become quiet or quieter |