quell a mutiny

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• mutiny — I n. 1) to foment, incite, stir up; organize a mutiny 2) to crush, put down, quell a mutiny 3) a mutiny breaks out II v. (D; intr.) to mutiny against * * * [ mjuːt(ə)nɪ] incite organize a mutiny put down quell a mutiny …   Combinatory dictionary

• quell — /kwɛl / (say kwel) verb (t) 1. to suppress (disorder, mutiny, etc.); put an end to; extinguish. 2. to vanquish; subdue. 3. to quiet or allay (feelings, etc.). {Middle English Old English cwellan kill (causative of cwelan die) –queller, noun …  

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