| VERB | change | quell, squelch, quench | suppress or crush completely |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumption | quell, stay, appease | overcome or allay |
| Sounds | kweh'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 95 rhymes with ehl... | |
| Meaning | Suppress or crush completely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | squelch, quench | |
| Broader | suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer | To put down by force or authority |
| Catalan | dominar, sufocar | |
| Nouns | quelling | forceful prevention |
| Meaning | Overcome or allay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "quell my hunger" | |
| Synonyms | stay, appease | |
| Broader | fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil | Fill or meet a want or need |
| Spanish | apaciguar, aplacar, calmar | |
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