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Adjective silenced has 1 sense
  1. silenced - reduced to silence; "the silenced crowd waited expectantly"
    Antonym:     unsilenced
,Verb silence has 2 senses
  1. hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
    --1 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
    Derived forms: noun silence3, noun silence2, noun silence1, noun silencer1, noun silencer2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
    --2 is one way to     suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
    Derived form: noun silence4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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