quiesce Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become quiet or quieter
    pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush; quieten.
    • The audience fell silent when the speaker entered

WordNet

Qui*esce" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. quiescere, akin to quies rest, quiet. See Quiet, a. & n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Quiesced ; present participle & verbal noun Quiescing
Definitions
  1. To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. M. Stuart.

Webster 1913