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quieten down

To reduce intensity of an activity.
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Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quietens down.

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Submitted on August 09, 2009

Additional definitions for 'quieten down':

quieten downTo become quieter.
quieten downTo make someone or something become quieter.
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