Quiesced

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have reached a state of stillness or quietude To have halted motion or action in a deliberate manner To have settled into a phase of peaceful inactivity or rest
2. To enter a state of silence or motionlessness where no activity is occurring
3. To cease movement or operations temporarily, resulting in calm and inactivity

Etymology: "Quiesced" is the past tense and past participle of "quiesce," a verb borrowed from Latin "quiēscō," meaning "I rest, repose, become quiet." The Latin verb is built from "quies" (rest, quiet) and the inchoative suffix "-scō," which marks the beginning of a state, so its core sense is literally "to come to rest." That is why the English verb carries the idea of settling into stillness rather than simply being still. The Latin root also gave English "quiet," though that word came through Old French rather than directly from the verb, so the two share a common ancestor without being the same borrowing. "Quiesce" itself stays close to its Latin sense: it describes something arriving at a settled state, whether a body, a process, or a disturbance that has calmed down.

Synonyms: ceased, stopped, halted

Antonyms: continued, persisted