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quell

[ kwel ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to suppress; put an end to; extinguish:

    The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.

    Synonyms: quench, conquer, defeat, overcome, overpower, quash, crush

    Antonyms: foster

  2. to vanquish; subdue.

    Synonyms: quench, conquer, defeat, overcome, overpower, quash, crush

    Antonyms: foster

  3. to quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc.):

    The child's mother quelled his fears of the thunder.

    Synonyms: hush, compose, pacify, calm

    Antonyms: agitate



quell

/ kwɛl /

verb

  1. to suppress or beat down (rebellion, disorder, etc); subdue
  2. to overcome or allay

    to quell pain

    to quell grief



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Derived Forms

  • ˈqueller, noun

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Other Words From

  • quella·ble adjective
  • queller noun
  • un·quella·ble adjective
  • un·quelled adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quell1

First recorded before 900; Middle English quellen, Old English cwellan “to kill”; akin to Old Norse kvelja “to torment,” German quälen “to vex”; kill 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quell1

Old English cwellan to kill; related to Old Saxon quellian, Old High German quellen, Old Norse kvelja to torment

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Example Sentences

This is where Schwarz comes in: to quell concerns, advise about procedures, and follow up with loved ones.

My question is simply this: where are the Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in seeking to quell potential violence?

Question: Does anyone believe this coalition will use a 48-hour window to quell violence?

Afterwards, a slew of major NBA reporters did their best to quell the giddy, growing mob.

People who knew Jack in real life did little to quell the rumors.

For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.

The exertions of the city authorities, who had notice of the meditated riot, were unable to prevent or quell it.

Monsieur de Tressan was here, as ill-luck would have it, and Gaubert implored him to send soldiers thither to quell the riot.

She caught her underlip between two rows of white teeth to quell the groan of helplessness.

I dare not envy many a man:Who runs his life-race well; Whose brave, undaunted peasant bloodDeath's menace cannot quell.

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