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Adjective quelled has 1 sense
- quelled, quenched, squelched - subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
Antonyms: publicized, publicised (indirect, via suppressed)
Verb quell has 2 senses
- squelch, quell, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
--1 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- quell, stay, appease - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
--2 is one way to meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
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