silenced

/ ˈsaɪlənst /

adjective

1. (of a clergyman) forbidden to preach or perform his clerical functions

   a silenced priest

Example Sentences

So far, an army of coders who love it have silenced many skeptics.

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Benn silenced his doubters by winning the rematch and he will have plenty more waiting in the wings to make a case for why he cannot win a world title.

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That took the wind out of the crowd's sails and Murrayfield, marking 100 years of international rugby, was silenced again moments before half-time when Scotland were caught sleeping and Sititi put Jordan away.

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PU.1 is a protein that binds to specific DNA regions, helping control which genes are activated or silenced.

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As the brain gets older, IGF2 activity declines as the gene becomes chemically silenced within the hippocampus.

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