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   Quell

   /kwel/

   

   verb

   • 1. put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force: "extra police were called to quell the disturbance" Similar put an end tostamp output a stop toendfinishget rid ofcrushput downcheckcrack down oncurbnip in the budthwartfrustratesquashquashsubduesuppressrepressquenchextinguishstifleabolishterminatebeatovercomedefeatroutdestroydemolishannihilatewipe outextirpateinformal:squelchput the kibosh onclobberOpposite bring aboutprompt
   • ▪ subdue or silence someone: "Connor quelled him with a look"
   • ▪ suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one): "he spoke up again to quell any panic among the assembled youngsters" Similar calmsoothepacifysettleput at restlullsilenceput behind onerise aboveallayappeasestayassuageabatedeadendulltranquillizemitigatemoderatepalliatequietenquietOpposite succumb to

   Word Origin Old Englishcwellan ‘kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. queller noun

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