acquiet
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin acquietare; (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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)
- (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.
- 1613, Anthony Sherley, Sir Antony Sherley, His Relation of His Travels in Persia, page 86:
References
- “acquiet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.