English-Dutch translations for quell

• neerslaan
  De regering koopt voor 10 miljoen euro oproeruitrusting met als doel het neerslaan van de ontevredenheid tegen onrechtmatige, antidemocratische maatregelen. With the aim of quelling the discontent against abusive, antidemocratic measures, the government has arranged the purchase of anti-riot equipment, amounting to EUR 10 million.
• onderwerpen
• overmeesteren
• uitroeien

Definition of quell

• To subdue, to put down; to silence or force to submit.
• To suppress, to put an end to ; to extinguish.
• To kill.
• To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
• To die
• A subduing
• A source, especially a spring
• An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly

Examples

• to quell grief
• to quell the tumult of the soul

Related words

• sequel
• uniquely
• squelch
• Jacqueline
• grotesquely
• brusquely
• Quelea
• prequel
• obliquely