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to quell a riot

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  • quell — [ kwel ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to cause a violent situation to end: Mounted police were called in to quell the riot. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY to get rid of unpleasant thoughts or feelings, or prevent them from becoming stronger …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • riot — ri|ot1 [ raıət ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a violent protest by a crowd of people: anti government riots quell a riot (=stop it): Seven people were hurt as police tried to quell the riot. start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws sparked… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • riot — I UK [ˈraɪət] / US noun Word forms riot : singular riot plural riots ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a violent protest by a crowd of people anti government riots the country s history of riot and disorder start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws …   English dictionary

  • riot — n. 1) to cause, foment, incite, instigate, spark (AE), spark off (BE), stir up, touch off a riot 2) to crush, put down, quell a riot 3) a communal; food; race riot 4) a riot breaks out, erupts 5) (misc.) to run riot ( to act wildly ) * * * [… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • quell — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to kill, quell, from Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old High German quellen to torture, kill, quāla torment, Lithuanian gelti to hurt Date: 13th century 1. to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quell — verb (T) formal 1 to bring an end to a violent situation especially when people are protesting: quell a riot/revolt/disturbance etc: They needed more troops to quell the ever rising tide of rioting. 2 to reduce unpleasant feelings, especially of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • quell — UK [kwel] / US verb [transitive] Word forms quell : present tense I/you/we/they quell he/she/it quells present participle quelling past tense quelled past participle quelled formal 1) to get rid of unpleasant thoughts or feelings, or to prevent… …   English dictionary

  • quell — [kwel] v [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: cwellan to kill ] 1.) to end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting, especially by using force = ↑put down quell the violence/disturbance/riot etc ▪ Police used live ammunition …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quell|er — «KWEHL uhr», noun. a person or thing that quells or suppresses: »A dollop of the reeking riot queller [tear gas] spilled and gas masks were donned (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • riot — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ full scale ▪ bloody, violent ▪ deadly (esp. AmE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • quell — verb Quell is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anxiety, ↑controversy, ↑disorder, ↑disturbance, ↑fear, ↑rebellion, ↑riot, ↑unrest, ↑uprising, ↑violence …   Collocations dictionary

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