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silenced
si·lence S0403600 (sī′ləns)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.3. Genetics To interfere with the expression of (a gene or gene segment) so that its biological function is suppressed.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silēns, silent-, present participle of silēre, to be silent.]silenced (ˈsaɪlənst) adj (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 |
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