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Quiesce

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Qui`esce´
v. i.1.To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound.
[imp. & p. p. Quiesced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quiescing .]
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Verb1.quiesce - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
pipe down, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush
silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
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