Definition for Still (-s)

still (-s), v. [OE 'to make or become still, to soothe, calm, to temper, moderate, tune, to walk with measured noiseless steps'; see still, adj.] (webplay: noise).

  1. Appease; assuage; placate; satiate; silence.
  2. Occupy; engage; busy; captivate; engross.
  3. Suspend; efface; disperse; dissolve; evanesce; cause to disappear; make to vanish.

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