ML - WORD OF THE DAY - APRIL 20 2013

$\textbf{Quell}$ - \kwel\

VERB :

1) To suppress ; put an end to ; extinguish.
eg. The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.

2) To vanquish; subdue

3) To quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc.): eg. The child's mother quelled his fears of the thunder.

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ML - WORD OF THE DAY - APRIL 20 2013

$\textbf{Quell}$ - \kwel\

VERB :

1) To suppress ; put an end to ; extinguish.
eg. The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.

2) To vanquish; subdue

3)  To quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc.): eg. The child's mother quelled his fears of the thunder.

mathslover · Answer

Remember, lords, your oaths to Henry sworn: Either to quell the Dauphin utterly, Or bring him in obedience to your yoke. -- William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part One, 1597 He was being pressured to re-enlist and lead a forward expedition to India to quell a rebellion on the India-Pakistan border. -- Kurt Philip Behm, The Sword of Ichiban, 2010 Credits to : http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2013/04/15.html