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quiesces

quiesces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quiesce.

Meaning of quiesce

Verb

quiesce (third-person singular simple present quiesces, present participle quiescing, simple past and past participle quiesced)

  1. (intransitive) To become quiet or quieter.
  2. (transitive) To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
  3. (transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other maintenance.

Questions about quiesces

What is quiesces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Quiesces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quiesce.

Words near quiesces in the dictionary

  1. quiescence
  2. quiescences
  3. quiescency
  4. quiescent
  5. quiescently
  6. quiesces
  7. quiescin
  8. quiescing
  9. quiescins
  10. quiesence
  11. quiet

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