Verb: quell kwel
- Suppress or crush completely
"quell any sign of dissent";
- squelch [informal], quench
- Overcome or allay
"quell my hunger";
- stay, appease
Derived forms: quelling, quells, quelled
Type of: conform to, conquer, fill, fit, fulfil [Brit, Cdn], fulfill [N. Amer], meet, satisfy, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Encyclopedia: Quell