to put silence to and variants: to refute, confound, or disprove completely; to defeat in argument; to prohibit or prevent from speaking. Now…
| 单词 | θ149232 |
| 释义 | the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > refrain from uttering [verb (transitive)] > silence or prevent from speaking > by prohibition (3) to put silence toc1384 to put silence to and variants: to refute, confound, or disprove completely; to defeat in argument; to prohibit or prevent from speaking. Now… to put (a person or thing) to silencea1464 To refute, confound, disprove (a person or a person's argument, opinion, remark, etc.) completely; to defeat in argument; to resolve (a matter)… silence1553 transitive. To prevent or prohibit (a person or group) from speaking or communicating, esp. in order to prevent the free expression of opinions. |
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