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Webster 1913 Edition

Quiesce

Qui-esce′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Quiesced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Quiescing
.]
[L.
quiescere
, akin to
quies
rest, quiet. See
Quiet
,
Adj.
&
Noun.
]
To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound.
M. Stuart.

Webster 1828 Edition

Quiesce

QUIESCE

,
Verb.
I.
quiess'. [L. quiesco.] To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound.

Definition 2024

quiesce

quiesce

English

Verb

quiesce ‎(third-person singular simple present quiesces, present participle quiescing, simple past and past participle quiesced)

  1. Become quiet or quieter.
  2. To make temporarily inactive or disabled.

Derived terms

Related terms

Latin

Verb

quiēsce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of quiēscō

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪi.ɛs/

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