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acquiet

Definition of acquiet

Etymology

    Late Latin acquietare; Latin ad + quies (“rest”). See quiet and compare acquit

Verb

acquiet (third-person singular simple present acquiets, present participle acquieting, simple past and past participle acquieted)

  1. (obsolete) To quiet.

    Anthony Sherley
    Acquiet his mind from stirring you against your own peace.

References

  1. acquiet in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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