n.
Function: intransitive verb
Date: before 12th century
: to become motionless or silent : QUIET
transitive verb
1 a : ALLAY , CALM < still ed their nerves> b : to put an end to : SETTLE
2 : to arrest the motion of
3 : SILENCE
n.
Function: intransitive verb
Date: before 12th century
: to become motionless or silent : QUIET
transitive verb
1 a : ALLAY , CALM < still ed their nerves> b : to put an end to : SETTLE
2 : to arrest the motion of
3 : SILENCE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012