quell
verb
[ kwɛl ]
• put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
• "extra police were called to quell the disturbance"
Similar:
put an end to,
stamp out,
put a stop to,
end,
finish,
get rid of,
crush,
put down,
check,
crack down on,
curb,
nip in the bud,
thwart,
frustrate,
squash,
quash,
subdue,
suppress,
repress,
quench,
extinguish,
stifle,
abolish,
terminate,
beat,
overcome,
defeat,
rout,
destroy,
demolish,
annihilate,
wipe out,
extirpate,
squelch,
put the kibosh on,
clobber,
Opposite:
bring about,
prompt,
Origin:
Old English cwellan ‘kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen .
