Hush
Hush verb - To become still and orderly.
Usage example: the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance
Settle
Settle verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Usage example: a hot meal settled the children down
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The brass was actually trying to hush up anything related to Sawyer's insanity and so were content to settle it as "the mission was a success and Saywer died honorably in battle"; the lieutenants actually profited by way of prize money.
Source: Series / Horatio Hornblower
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