quieten

Q10U1I1E1T1E1N1
/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/

verb

To make quiet.

“quieten the class”

Similar
hushquietquiescequiet downpipe downsilencecalmcalm down
Opposite
louden
OriginEnglish quiet ← Middle English quiete ← French quiet →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person quietens · participle present quietening · participle past quietened · past quietened

  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKtransitiveTo make quiet.

    quieten the class

    1 more example

    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. CommonwealthIrelandUKintransitiveTo become quiet.

    quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome quiet or quieter

Similar
hushquietquiescequiet downpipe downsilence
Opposite
louden
Broader
change intensity

verbmake calm or still

Similar
calmcalm downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquilliselullstill
Broader
comfortsootheconsole

verbcause to be quiet or not talk

Similar
hushsilencestillshut uphush upquiet
Opposite
louden
Broader
suppressstamp downsubdue
Also see
calmcalm downhushhush uplullpipe downquiescequietquiet downshut upsilencestiflestilltranquilize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷyeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷyéh₁tis
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷjētis
  4. Latinquiēs
  5. Latinquiēscō
  6. Latinquiētus
  7. Frenchquiet
  8. Middle Englishquiete
  9. Englishquiet
  10. Englishquieten

From quiet + -en (verbal suffix).

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Translations

Bulgarian успокоявам, стихвам
  • успокоявам (uspokojavam)to make quiet
  • стихвам (stihvam)to become quiet
  • успокоявам се (uspokojavam se)to become quiet
Finnish hiljentää, hiljentyä
  • hiljentääto make quiet
  • hiljentyäto become quiet
French apaiser, se calmer
  • apaiserto make quiet
  • se calmerto become quiet
Māori whakamāhaki, whakamūmū
  • whakamāhakito make quiet
  • whakamūmūto make quiet
  • whakamahuruto make quiet
  • māīto become quiet
Polish uciszać, uciszyć
  • uciszaćto make quiet
  • uciszyćto make quiet
  • uspokajaćto make quiet
  • uspokoićto make quiet
  • ucichaćto become quiet
  • ucichnąćto become quiet
  • uciszać sięto become quiet
  • uciszyć sięto become quiet
  • uspokajać sięto become quiet
  • uspokoić sięto become quiet
Portuguese acalmar-se
  • acalmar-seto become quiet
Russian приглуши́ть, заглуши́ть
  • приглуши́ть (priglušítʹ)to make quiet
  • заглуши́ть (zaglušítʹ)to make quiet
  • утиша́ть (utišátʹ)to make quiet
  • утиши́ть (utišítʹ)to make quiet
  • унима́ть (unimátʹ)to make quiet
  • уня́ть (unjátʹ)to make quiet
  • утиха́ть (utixátʹ)to become quiet
  • ути́хнуть (utíxnutʹ)to become quiet
  • притиха́ть (pritixátʹ)to become quiet
  • прити́хнуть (pritíxnutʹ)to become quiet
  • унима́ться (unimátʹsja)to become quiet
  • уня́ться (unjátʹsja)to become quiet
Cite this entry
APA

quieten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quieten

MLA

“quieten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quieten. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quieten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quieten.

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