silenciar
Meanings
Verb
1. to silence
2. to hush up, keep quiet, keep silent about (To refrain from talking about something)
3. to mute (to turn off the sound of the mobile, TV)
Examples4
Tom fue silenciado.
Tom was silenced.
Está silenciado.
It's muted.
¡Silencio!
Be quiet!
En España el amianto es un enorme problema silenciado.
In Spain asbestos is a huge problem that is kept secret.