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quell

[ kwel ]

verb (used with object)

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

    The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.

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  2. to vanquish; subdue.

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  3. 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

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

    to quell pain

    to quell grief

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辩耻别濒濒别谤, noun
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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
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of quell1

First recorded before 900; Middle English quellen, Old English cwellan 鈥渢o kill鈥; akin to Old Norse kvelja 鈥渢o torment,鈥 German 辩耻盲濒别苍 鈥渢o vex鈥; kill 1
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亚洲网紅露点 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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In an effort to quell tensions which have rumbled on for months, South Africa appointed a special envoy to Washington earlier this month.

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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.

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Today, the United States contends with an administration that reviles scientific expertise and quells curiosity.

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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.

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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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