acquiet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin acquietare, from Latin ad + quies (“rest”). See quiet and compare acquit.
Verb[edit]
acquiet (third-person singular simple present acquiets, present participle acquieting, simple past and past participle acquieted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
- 1613, Anthony Sherley, Sir Antony Sherley, His Relation of His Travels in Persia, page 86:
- […] can acquiet his mind from stirring you against your own peace, tranquillity and security of your state and person.
References[edit]
- “acquiet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.