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Uncommonsilenced
The correct spelling is silenced.
How to pronounce silenced
verb
Say it like: Sil-ens-ed
The correct spelling is silenced. To make (someone or something) silent. For example: "Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?"
Usage Examples
“Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?”
“Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced.”
“Silence the critics.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make (someone or something) silent.
- 2.To repress the expression of something.
- 3.To suppress criticism, etc.
- 4.To block gene expression.
- 5.Murder
adjective
- 1.Made silent
- 2.(of a firearm) fitted with a silencer
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