acquiet

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verb

To quiet.

OriginLate Latin acquietare ← Latin ad →
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Meanings

verbacquiet (third-person singular simple present acquiets, present participle acquieting, simple past and past participle acquieted)

present singular third person acquiets · participle present acquieting · participle past acquieted · past acquieted

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo quiet.

    […] can acquiet his mind from stirring you against your own peace, tranquillity and security of your state and person.

    1613, Anthony Sherley, Sir Antony Sherley, His Relation of His Travels in Persia, page 86

Origin

  1. Latinad
  2. Late Latinacquietare
  3. Englishacquiet

From Late Latin acquietare, from Latin ad + quies (“rest”). Equivalent to a- + quiet. Doublet of acquit. See also quiet and aquiesce.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acquiet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acquiet.

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