vverb.changecause to be quiet or not talkSynset:hush hush up quieten shut up silence still
Examples:- Please silence the children in the church!
Antonyms:louden
Derivationally Related Form:silencerhushstillsilence
Hypernyms:conquer stamp down subdue suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:hushsuppresscontrolrestrain
Direct Hyponyms:calm downgaglullmuzzleshout downshush
Causes:hush
Full Troponyms:gaglullshout downshush
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changekeep from expression, for example by threats or pressureExamples:- All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power
Derivationally Related Form:silence
Hypernyms:conquer stamp down subdue suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:silencesuppresscontrolrestrain
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adjadj.allreduced to silenceExamples:- the silenced crowd waited expectantly
Antonyms:unsilenced
Inherited Hypernyms:silenced
Similar to:suppressed