Associations to the word «Quiesce»

Wiktionary

QUIESCE, verb. Become quiet or quieter.
QUIESCE, verb. To make temporarily inactive or disabled.

Dictionary definition

QUIESCE, verb. Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley