Quiesce

v. i.

1.

To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. [imp. & p. p. Quiesced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quiescing .]

Verb

1.

quiesce - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" Synonyms: pipe down, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush

(networking)

quiesce - To render quiescent, i.e. temporarily inactive or disabled. For example to quiesce a device (such as a digital modem). It is also a system command in MAX TNT software which is used to "Temporarily disable a modem or DS0 channel". Also used as an adjective, in the expression "quiesce time".

change intensity, hush, hush up, pipe down, quiet, quiet down, quieten, shut up, silence, still