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Definition Of "quell"
English To English
• quell
suppress, quash; subdue, overpower; relieve, ease; soothe, calm
German To English
• quell
n. fountain, well, source of water; spring, source, origin
Oxford Thesaurus
• quell
verb
    troops quelled the unrest: PUT AN END TO, put a stop to, end, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, squash, quash, subdue, suppress, overcome; informal squelch.
    he quelled his misgivings: CALM, soothe, pacify, settle, quieten, quiet, silence, allay, assuage, mitigate, moderate; poetic/literary stay.
English To French
• quell
v. apaiser; calmer, tranquilliser; réprimer, écraser; soumettre
English To Italian
• quell
v. reprimere, soffocare, domare; calmare, acquietare, placare, sedare
English To Spanish
• quell
v. mitigar, reprimir, suprimir
English To German
• quell
v. bezwingen; unterdrücken
LongMan
• quell
quell v [T] formal
[Language: Old English; Origin: cwellan 'to kill']
to end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting, especially by using force
put down
quell the violence/disturbance/riot etc
Police used live ammunition to quell the disturbances.
literary to reduce or stop unpleasant feelings such as fear, doubt, or worry
'Jerry?' she called, trying to quell the panic inside her.
English To Persian
• quell
فرونشاندن ،سرکوبى کردن ،تسکين دادن
English To Arabic
• quell
قمع, سكن أقام, لطف, سكن هدئ
English To Russian
• quell
(v) ослабить; ослаблять; подавить; подавлять; сокрушать; сокрушить; уничтожать; уничтожить; успокаивать; успокоить
English To Swedish
• quell
kväsa, undertrycka, kuva
English To Croatian
• quell
obuzdati , zatomiti osjeæaje
English To Dutch
• quell
v. onderdrukken, onderwerpen
English To Turkish
• quell
(f.) bastýrmak, ezmek, boyun eðdirmek, maðlup etmek; yatýþtýrmak, yumuþatmak.





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