silence, quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"

poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

shush - silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

lull, calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"

shout down - silence or overwhelm by shouting

pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

gag, muzzle - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

hush up, sleek over, whitewash, gloss over - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity

mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

lave, wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"