verb🔗ShareTo make (someone or something) silent."Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?"actioncommunicationstatesocietypoliticsmedialawwarmilitaryorganizationgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo repress the expression of something."Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced."politicsmediacommunicationgovernmentlawsocietyactionstaterightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo block gene expression."The new drug effectively silenced the gene responsible for the patient's severe allergic reactions. "biologybiochemistrymedicineorganismphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMurder"The angry mob silenced the school principal. "lawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMade silent"The silenced phone didn't ring during the meeting. "communicationmediasoundpoliticsgovernmentsocietyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a firearm) fitted with a silencer"The assassin used a silenced pistol. "weaponmilitarytechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
