quieten

From quiet +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/

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quieten (third-person singular simple present quietens, present participle quietening, simple past and past participle quietened)

1. (transitive, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) To make quiet.

   quieten the class

   • 2013, Dianne Pegler, The Sacred Order of the Magi, page 149:

     Take deep, deep breaths and quieten your mind while you contemplate what has been revealed within my latest journallings to you.

2. (intransitive, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) To become quiet.

   quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.

• Somewhat rare in US English, where the verb quiet is usually preferred.

• quieten down

• queen it

quieten

1. inflection of quietar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative