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  • 1Quelled — Quell Quell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quelling}.] [See {Quail} to cower.] [1913 Webster] 1. To die. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To be subdued or abated; to… …

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  • 2quelled — un·quelled; …

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  • 3quelled — adjective subdued or overcome the quelled rebellion an uprising quenched almost before it started a squelched rumor • Syn: ↑quenched, ↑squelched • Similar to: ↑suppressed …

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  • 4quelled — Synonyms and related words: broken, brought low, chastened, conquered, constrained, controlled, crushed, domesticated, felled, flattened, housebroke, housebroken, humbled, humiliated, hushed, in control, in hand, limited, made to grovel, mastered …

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  • 5quelled — kwel v. suppress, quash; subdue, overpower; relieve, ease; soothe, calm …

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  • 6unable to be quelled — index invincible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7History of Palestine — See also: Time periods in the region of Palestine and Timeline of the name Palestine The history of Palestine is the study of the past in the region of Palestine, the region between the southern Mediterranean coastal plains and the Syrian… …

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  • 8Pakistan — This article is about the nation of Pakistan. For other uses, see Pakistan (disambiguation) and Pakistani (disambiguation). Islamic Republic of Pakistan …

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  • 9Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 10United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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