Quieted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quiet \Qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quieted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Quieting}.]
     1. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest,
        or of silence.
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     2. To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to
        tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors
        or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.
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              Quiet yourselves, I pray, and be at peace. --Shak.
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