Adjective quelled has 1 sense
  1. quelled, quenched, squelched - subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
    Antonyms: publicized, publicised (indirect, via suppressed)
,Verb quell has 2 senses
  1. squelch, quell, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
    --1 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
    Derived form: noun quelling1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. quell, stay, appease - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
    --2 is one way to meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something ----s somebody
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