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silenced

Variant of silence

noun

  1. the state or fact of keeping silent; a refraining from speech or from making noise
  2. absence of any sound or noise; stillness
  3. a withholding of knowledge or omission of mention: to note an author's silence on a point
  4. failure to communicate, write, keep in touch, etc.
  5. oblivion or obscurity

transitive verb silenced, silencing

  1. to cause to be silent; still; quiet
  2. to put down; repress
  3. to put (enemy guns) out of action

interjection

be silent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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