acquiet

English

Etymology

Late Latin acquietare; Latin ad + quies (“rest”). See quiet and compare acquit

Verb

acquiet (third-person singular simple present acquiets, present participle acquieting, simple past and past participle acquieted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
    • 1613, Anthony Sherley, Sir Antony Sherley, His Relation of His Travels in Persia, page 86:
      […] can acquiet his mind from stirring you against your own peace, tranquillity and security of your state and person.

References
  • acquiet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams
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