[hush] vb [back-formation fr. husht (hushed), fr. ME hussht, fr. huissht, interj. used to enjoin silence] vt (1546) 1: calm, quiet "~ed the children as they entered the library"
2: to put at rest: mollify
3: to keep from public knowledge: suppress "~ the story up" ~ vi: to become quiet
[2]hush adj (1602) 1 archaic: silent, still
2: intended to prevent the dissemination of certain information "~ money" [3]hush n (1689): a silence or calm esp. following noise: quiet