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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.
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…
quell something/somebody to stop something such as violent behaviour or protests. Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. (figurative) She started to giggle, but Bob quelled her with a look.
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.
Quell definition: to suppress; put an end to; extinguish. See examples of QUELL used in a sentence.
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.”
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)
If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling. The government is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis. Synonyms: calm , quiet , silence , moderate More Synonyms of quell
quell something to stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings synonym calm to quell your fears. See quell in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: quell. Definition of quell verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
1. To quell opposition or violent behavior means to stop it. [...] 2. If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'quell' American English: kwɛl British English: kwel. More. Conjugations of 'quell' present simple: I quell, you quell [...]
