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quell
quell
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quell
WORDS RELATED TO
QUELL
destroy
verb
demolish, devastate
abort
annihilate
annul
axe
blot out
break down
butcher
consume
cream
crush
damage
deface
desolate
despoil
dismantle
dispatch
end
eradicate
erase
exterminate
extinguish
extirpate
gut
impair
kill
lay waste
level
liquidate
maim
mar
maraud
mutilate
nuke
nullify
overturn
quash
quell
ravage
ravish
raze
ruin
sabotage
shatter
slay
smash
snuff out
spoliate
stamp out
suppress
swallow up
tear down
torpedo
total
trash
vaporize
waste
wax
wipe out
wreck
zap
destroys
verb
demolish, devastate
abort
annihilate
annul
axe
blot out
break down
butcher
consume
cream
crush
damage
deface
desolate
despoil
dismantle
dispatch
end
eradicate
erase
exterminate
extinguish
extirpate
gut
impair
kill
lay waste
level
liquidate
maim
mar
maraud
mutilate
nuke
nullify
overturn
quash
quell
ravage
ravish
raze
ruin
sabotage
shatter
slay
smash
snuff out
spoliate
stamp out
suppress
swallow up
tear down
torpedo
total
trash
vaporize
waste
wax
wipe out
wreck
zap
dulcify
verb
pacify
allay
appease
assuage
calm
conciliate
curb
dulcorate
gentle
honey
mollify
placate
propitiate
quell
quiet
reconcile
soften
soothe
sugar
sweeten
extinguish
verb
kill; quash
abate
abolish
annihilate
blot out
check
crush
destroy
eliminate
end
eradicate
erase
expunge
exterminate
extirpate
obliterate
obscure
put down
put the lid on
quell
remove
squash
stamp out
suppress
wipe out
extinguished
verb
kill; quash
abate
abolish
annihilate
blot out
check
crush
destroy
eliminate
end
eradicate
erase
expunge
exterminate
extirpate
obliterate
obscure
put down
put the lid on
quell
remove
squash
stamp out
suppress
wipe out
kill
verb
turn off; cancel
annul
cease
counteract
deaden
defeat
extinguish
forbid
halt
negative
neutralize
nix
nullify
prohibit
quash
quell
recant
refuse
revoke
ruin
scotch
shut off
smother
stifle
still
stop
suppress
turn out
veto
killed
verb
turn off; cancel
annul
cease
counteract
deaden
defeat
extinguish
forbid
halt
negative
neutralize
nix
nullify
prohibit
quash
quell
recant
refuse
revoke
ruin
scotch
shut off
smother
stifle
still
stop
suppress
turn out
veto
lull
verb
calm, ease off
abate
allay
balm
becalm
cease
chill out
compose
cool
cool off
decrease
die down
diminish
dwindle
ebb
fall
hush
lay back
let up
lullaby
moderate
pacify
put a lid on
qualify
quell
quiet
quiet down
settle
slacken
soft-pedal
soothe
still
stroke
subdue
subside
take it easy
take the edge
take the sting out
temper
tranquilize
wane
lulled
verb
calm, ease off
abate
allay
balm
becalm
cease
chill out
compose
cool
cool off
decrease
die down
diminish
dwindle
ebb
fall
hush
lay back
let up
lullaby
moderate
pacify
put a lid on
qualify
quell
quiet
quiet down
settle
slacken
soft-pedal
soothe
still
stroke
subdue
subside
take it easy
take the edge
take the sting out
temper
tranquilize
wane
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