Definition
An archaic or obsolete term meaning to quiet or calm; to pacify.
Etymology
From Old French acquiter, combining a- (to) + quiet/quiescence roots, though the term is now largely obsolete in standard English.
Kelly Says
Acquiet is basically dead weight in modern English—it's been completely swallowed up by words like 'quiet,' 'calm,' and 'pacify.' Finding it in a text is like discovering a dinosaur footprint.
Translations
CACatalà
tranquil·litat
tran-kwi-li-ta-dat
ELΕλληνικά
ησυχία
ee-soo-kee-ah
ESEspañol
tranquilidad
tran-kwi-li-dad
FRFrançais
apaisement
ah-pay-z-man
HUMagyar
nyugalom
nyu-ga-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
keheningan
keh-hen-i-ngan
ITItaliano
quiete
kwee-eh-teh
KMKM
សន្តិភាព
san-ti-pheap
MSBahasa Melayu
keheningan
keh-hen-i-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ငြိမ်းငြိမ်း
ngyi-ngyi-ngyi
PTPortuguês
tranquilidade
tran-kwi-li-dad
RORomână
linişte
li-ni-ste
RUРусский
спокойствие
spo-koi-st-vi-ye
SWKiswahili
amani
a-ma-nee
THไทย
ความสงบ
khwam-song-bop
TLTL
kaginhaan
ka-gin-haan
TRTürkçe
sakinlik
sa-kin-lik
UKУкраїнська
спокій
spo-koy
VITiếng Việt
bình yên
binh-yen
ZUZU
ucabanga
oo-ca-ban-ga