Polyglot Dictionary

silenciar

/silẽˈsjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
silencio
preterite (eu)
silenciei
past participle
silenciado

Meaning

  1. to silence

    • Silenciou o celular.

      He silenced the phone.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

calar

calar is more everyday, to be quiet or make someone be quiet; silenciar is more formal, to silence or suppress, which can involve censorship.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

silenciar

silenciar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to silence."

Practice

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