quelled

Meanings

• Verb

  Bringing to a calm or quiet state, especially an end to disturbance or conflict.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quelled
bell , tell , shell , spell

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Variants

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quell , quelled , queller , quellers , quelling , quells

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Etymology

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From Old French queller, queller 'to beat, to quench, to extinguish'. The meaning 'to bring to a calm' is first recorded in English in the late 15th century.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'quelled' is often used in the context of military or political conflicts.

2. In heraldry, a quelled lion is a lion with its tongue out and paws extended, symbolizing submission.

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Related Concepts

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1. Calm: A state of peace and tranquility, the opposite of disturbance or conflict.

2. Quench: To put out (a fire, thirst, or desire) by satisfying it.

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Culture

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Quelled has been used in various literary works to depict the end of conflict or disturbance. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', Brutus quells a rebellion by killing Caesar.

How to Memorize "quelled"

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   - Imagine a stormy sea being calm and still.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a referee raising their hand to signal the end of a fight.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Quell-ed like a quilt, calm and peaceful.

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