allay, break down, conquer, ease, hush, muzzle, put out, shut down on, snuff out, strangle, tranquilize
Definitionv. suppress or crush completely
Last update: October 5, 2015
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To quell the violence the area was cordoned off. [verb]
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I quelled my hunger. [verb]
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Post the pic back to mom and quell her fears about your debauched lifestyle. [verb]
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Darius tells how he was able to quell the rebellions with the help of seven nobles. [verb]
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Edith, as if modesty had quelled the courage which despair had bestowed, stood about a yard from the door without having either the power to speak or to advance. [verb]
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But, as matters now stood, her first duty was to quell her passion and retrain faithful to the end, even though the cause were lost. [verb]
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The kindly woman, as she spoke, stroked her brow and eyes with maternal tenderness, and Barine felt as if goodness itself had quelled the tempest in her soul. [verb]
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And it often happens (there was a case, indeed, within the last few days) that when called upon to quell disturbances they refuse to fire upon the people. [verb]
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') Whether an exceedingly small expansion of eye be sufficient to quell paupers, who, being lightly fed, are in no very high condition; or whether the late Mrs.' [verb]
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In the midst of all this noise and commotion, there was heard a sweet female voice, which quelled it in an instant. [verb]
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Returned to Athens, Theseus at once took active measures to quell the insubordination which existed on all sides. [verb]
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