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quell
[ kwel ]
verb (used with object)
- to suppress; put an end to; extinguish:
The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
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Antonyms:
- to vanquish; subdue.
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Antonyms:
- to quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc.):
The child's mother quelled his fears of the thunder.
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quell
/ 办飞蓻濒 /
verb
- to suppress or beat down (rebellion, disorder, etc); subdue
- to overcome or allay
to quell pain
to quell grief
Derived Forms
- 藞辩耻别濒濒别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辩耻别濒濒顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 辩耻别濒濒顎侥谤 noun
- un路辩耻别濒濒顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 耻苍路辩耻别濒濒别诲顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of quell1
Example Sentences
In an effort to quell tensions which have rumbled on for months, South Africa appointed a special envoy to Washington earlier this month.
Congolese President F茅lix Tshisekedi believes US involvement in extracting the minerals could help quell the violence that has plagued the east of the country for nearly 30 years.
Today, the United States contends with an administration that reviles scientific expertise and quells curiosity.
One way around the PCA is the Insurrection Act, which allows the president to deploy troops to quell civil unrest or enforce the law in a crisis.
CERES, Calif. 鈥 President Trump鈥檚 decision to pause punishing tariffs on most U.S. trading partners may have calmed financial markets last week, but it did little to quell anxiety in California鈥檚 $59 billion agricultural industry.
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