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Definitions of 'quell'
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1.
To quell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it.
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2.
If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from
having that feeling.
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Conjugations of 'quell'
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present simple: I quell, you quell [...]
past simple: I quelled, you quelled [...]
past participle: quelled
Synonyms of 'quell'
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Examples of 'quell' in a sentence
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Not only will it dim the flame of learning, but it will quell the spark of teaching
too.In the past teargas and arrests have been used to quell the crowds.No job or man or amount of money will quell the anger.
Translations of 'quell'
English-French
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● transitive verb: [unrest, rebellion, uprising, violence] réprimer, étouffer; [fears, doubts] dissiper; [speculation] mettre fin à [...]
English-Spanish
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● transitive verb: [uprising] sofocar; [opposition] sobreponerse a, dominar; [fears] desechar [...]
English-German
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● transitive verb: fear bezwingen; passion bändigen, zügeln; riot unterdrücken, niederschlagen; anxieties überwinden [...]
English-Italian
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● transitive verb: (passion) reprimere; (fear) dominare; (rebellion) soffocare; (attempt) sventare [...]
English-Chinese
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● transitive verb: (riot) 镇压; (unease, fears) 消除 [...]
English-Portuguese
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● transitive verb: (opposition) sufocar; (fears) abrandar, sufocar [...]
English-Hindi
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● transitive verb: दबाना, दमन करना, कुचलना, वश में करना [...]
English-Japanese
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● transitive verb: 鎮める [...]
English-Korean
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'quell' in other languages
● transitive verb: 진압하다 [...]
To quell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it.
Thai: หยุดยั้ง
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