quiesce
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin quiēscō ("I rest, repose, become quiet").
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quiesce (third-person singular simple present quiesces, present participle quiescing, simple past and past participle quiesced)
- (intransitive) To become quiet or quieter.
- (transitive) To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
- (computing, transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other maintenance.
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
quiēsce