quieten
verb/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/
Etymology From quiet + -en (verbal suffix).
1
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK To make quiet.
- quieten the class
- Take deep, deep breaths and quieten your mind while you contemplate what has been revealed within my latest journallings to you.2013, Dianne Pegler, The Sacred Order of the Magi, page 149:
2
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK To become quiet.
- quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.
- Derived terms
- quieten down, quietener