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- Dictionaryquell/kwɛl/
verb
- 1. put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force: "extra police were called to quell the disturbance" Similar Opposite
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to completely stop or end something: The police were called in to quell the riot. If you quell doubts, fears, etc., you calm them: He’s been unable to quell his wife’s suspicions.
to completely stop or end something: The police were called in to quell the riot. If you quell doubts, fears, etc., you calm them: He’s been unable to quell his wife’s suspicions.
The meaning of QUELL is to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity. How to use quell in a sentence. to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity; quiet, pacify…
to stop something that you do not want to happen: to quell a riot. to quell rumours. (Definition of quell from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of quell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling. The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis. [ VERB noun ]
Meaning to suppress or overcome, quell is what you have to do with nerves before a big test and fears before going skydiving. When it first came into existence, the verb quell actually meant “to murder.”
Quell definition: to suppress; put an end to; extinguish. See examples of QUELL used in a sentence.
Sep 19, 2024 · quell (third-person singular simple present quells, present participle quelling, simple past and past participle quelled) (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.] The History of England from the Accession of James the Second.
Synonyms for QUELL: subdue, suppress, repress, quash, crush, stifle, extinguish, overcome; Antonyms of QUELL: help, assist, aid, support, back, provoke, stir, encourage.
