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quell
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[kwɛl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
(e.g: extra police were called to quell the disturbance)
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Origin
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Old English cwellan ‘kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen
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