bequiet en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + quiet.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make quiet or still; silence; becalm; bestill.
[...] that has formed almost without observation on the arena, begins chanting, in regular Gregorian mood, a metrical version of the story ; and this calls back the audience to itself, and, imperceptibly, at last soothes and bequiets it again.
1910, Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, volume 58, Page, published 1020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bequiets | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bequieting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bequieted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bequieted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |