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quelledverbpast tense of quell to put a stop to (something) by the use of forcethe National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown clamped down (on), cracked down (on), crushed, put down, quashed, repressed, silenced, slapped down, snuffed (out), squashed, squelched, subdued, suppressed doused(also dowsed), extinguished, put out, quenchedsmothered, stifled, strangled, throttledannihilated, decimated, demolished, desolated, destroyed, devastated, nuked, rubbed out, ruined, smashed, wasted, wreckedexterminated, obliterated, wiped outconquered, dominated, overcame, overpowered, overwhelmed, subdued, subjugated, vanquished sat on abetted, aided, assisted, backed, helped, propped up, supportedfomented, incited, instigated, provoked, stirred, whipped (up)advanced, cultivated, encouraged, forwarded, fostered, furthered, nourished, nurtured, promoted to stop the noise or speech ofthe principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement dumbed, extinguished, hushed, muted, quieted, quietened(chiefly British), settled, shushed, shut up, silenced, squelched, stilled agitated, stirred |