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† aˈcquiet, v. Obs.
[f. late L. acquiētā-re to put at rest; f. ac- = ad- to + quiētā-re to quiet.]
To set at rest, quiet, or pacify.
1548Ld. Somerset Epist. to Scots 244 Is it not better to compose & acquiete al this calamitie and trouble by mariage? 1577tr. Bullinger, Decades (1592) 666 They may acquiet themselues, and rest from their laboures. 1613Sir A. Sherley Trav. to Persia 86 No fauour, grace, nor benefits from your Maiesty, can acquiet his mind. |