Synonyms: hush, hush up, still, shut up, silence, quieten
Definition: cause to be quiet or not talk
Usage: Please silence the children in the church!
Similar words: inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Definition: to put down by force or authority
Usage: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires
Synonyms: still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten
Definition: make calm or still
Usage: quiet the dragons of worry and fear
Synonyms: hush, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, pipe down
Definition: become quiet or quieter
Usage: The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
Similar words: change intensity
Definition: increase or decrease in intensity