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View definitions for quell

quell

verb as in defeat, suppress

verb as in alleviate, calm

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Example Sentences

This has done little to quell public anger.

From BBC

Like many settlers, Leiter grew up in the United States, where he joined Rabbi Meir Kahane’s Jewish Defense League, which was founded in the late 1960s initially to quell antisemitism but eventually grew into a radical organization calling for the violent expulsion of Palestinians from all of Israel.

From Slate

Trump has threatened to deploy the U.S. military to quell demonstrators, and if he follows through, that could result in a serious escalation of left-wing violence.

In Orange County, Registrar of Voters Bob Page has posted the various steps of ballot collection and counting on social media in an effort to quell concerns by shedding light on the process.

Maricopa County election officials withstood scalding attacks in 2020, a barrage of court cases and persistent criticism from the right — despite attempts from election officials of both parties to quell distrust and make the elections process more transparent.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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