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Verb silence has 2 senses
- hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
--1 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
--2 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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