Found 2 items, similar to quiesce.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: quiesce quiesce v : become quiet or quieter; “The audience fell silent when the speaker entered” [syn: quieten, hush, quiet, quiet down , pipe down] [ant: louden]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Quiesce Quiesce \Qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quiesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Quiescing.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest, quiet. See Quiet, a. & n.] To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. --M. Stuart. [1913 Webster]