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      quieten
      verb
      cause to be quiet or not talk
      make calm or still
      become quiet or quieter
      Roots
      quietusquiet- · Latin · at rest, calmen-en · Old English · to make, cause to be
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      The word quieten breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old English origin: quiet, from Latin quietus (“at rest, calm”); and -en, from Old English en (“to make, cause to be”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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