verb🔗ShareTo make (someone or something) silent."Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?"communicationmediapoliticssocietylawactioninternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo repress the expression of something."Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced."politicsmediacommunicationsocietygovernmentlawrightcultureactionmoralphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo suppress criticism, etc."Silence the critics."politicscommunicationmediagovernmentlawsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo block gene expression."The medicine works by silencing the gene that causes inflammation. "biologybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMurder"The dictator was known for silencing his political opponents. "lawactionpoliceguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act by which something is silenced."The bully's silencing of the smaller children prevented them from reporting the theft. "communicationmediapoliticsactionlawsocietyrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe prevention of the expression of a gene"The plant's new, vibrant color was achieved through the deliberate silencing of the gene responsible for its original pale appearance. "biologybiochemistrymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
