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quell

/kwel/verb

उच्चारण क्वेल

(विद्रोह, दंगे को) दबाना, शांत करना, कुचलना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to stop something such as violent behaviour or protests

    (विद्रोह, दंगे को) दबाना, शांत करना, कुचलना

    • Extra police were sent to quell the riots.
    • The army quelled the rebellion within a week.
    • Police used water cannons to quell the demonstrations.
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    • The government acted quickly to quell the violence.
    • The headmaster quelled the noise by raising his hand.

    Synonyms suppress crush put down

    Opposite incite provoke encourage

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth

    to stop or reduce strong feelings such as fear or doubt

    (डर, संदेह को) शांत करना, दूर करना

    • She tried to quell her nervousness before the interview.
    • The minister's statement did little to quell public anger.
    • Soothing music helped to quell her nerves.
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    • The promise of a refund failed to quell their doubts.
    • He tried to quell his fear of the dark.

    Synonyms calm allay subdue

    Opposite arouse stir up inflame

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

suppress crush put down calm allay subdue quash

Antonyms

incite provoke encourage arouse stir up inflame

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Quell a riot, quell fears.

Collocations: quell a riot (दंगे को शांत करना), quell fears (डर को दूर करना)। quell का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ को दबाकर शांत करना।