Quelled
Quelled is the past tense and past participle of quell. It means to suppress, subdue, or quiet something that is disruptive or dangerous, such as a riot, rebellion, or unrest, as well as to bring a fear or emotion under control.
In practice, quelled actions can be achieved through force, policy, negotiation, or other measures intended to
Common collocations include quell a riot, quell a rebellion, quell dissent, quell rumors, and quell fears. It
Etymology is not definitively settled, but quell has long been part of English, deriving from earlier forms