mettere a tacere

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to put to silence”.

Verb

méttere a tacere (first-person singular present métto a tacere, first-person singular past historic mìsi a tacere, past participle mésso a tacere, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, figurative) to restrain from speaking, expressing opinion or acting; to silence, to censor, to gag
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