1.b> (), ; she held up her hand to silence the children ; she silenced him with a glare ; her recent achievements have silenced her critics / , ; to silence all complaint / ; attempts to silence the rumours ;
2.b> .i> 1) (), ; i> ( , , i>.); our bombs silenced the enemy's guns / ; the battery has been silenced ;
2) .i> () i> ; ( , .i>); he silenced the sentry with a knife .