silenced

si·lence  (slns)

n.

1. The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.

2. The absence of sound; stillness.

3. A period of time without speech or noise.

4. Refusal or failure to speak out.

v.tr. si·lenced, si·lenc·ing, si·lenc·es

1. To make silent or bring to silence: silenced the crowd with a gesture.

2. To curtail the expression of; suppress: silencing all criticism; silenced their opponents.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silns, silent-, present participle of silre, to be silent.]

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silenced [ˈsaɪlənst]

adj

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (of a clergyman) forbidden to preach or perform his clerical functions a silenced priest

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

silenced - reduced to silence; "the silenced crowd waited expectantly" unsilenced - not silenced