■ verb
1》 make or become quiet.
2》 ( ~ something up ) suppress public mention of something.
■ noun a silence.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
C16: back-form. from obs. ~t 'silent', from an interjection ~t 'quiet!'
■ verb
1》 make or become quiet.
2》 ( ~ something up ) suppress public mention of something.
■ noun a silence.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
C16: back-form. from obs. ~t 'silent', from an interjection ~t 'quiet!'
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004