Word

silence, v.
(silenced, silences, silencing)
freq. cnt. 4

cause to be quiet or not talk
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hush hush up quieten shut up silence still

sample sentences

"Please silence the children in the church!"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

silencer silencer silence silence silence

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

also see

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

antonym

semantic pointers

hyponym

shush lull, calm down shout down gag, muzzle

cause

verb group

quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush, quiesce, pipe down

hypernym

conquer, suppress, subdue, stamp down

keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
<verb.change>

silence

sample sentences

"All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s somebody
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

conquer, suppress, subdue, stamp down