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chiefly British
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to free from distress or disturbance
- the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way
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“Quieten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieten. Accessed 3 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of quieten was circa 1828
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