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SQUELCHED
quelled, quenched, squelched
(adjective) subdued or overcome; “the quelled rebellion”; “an uprising quenched almost before it started”; “a squelched rumor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
squelched (comparative more squelched, superlative most squelched)
Having been squelched.
Antonyms
• unsquelched
Verb
squelched
simple past tense and past participle of squelch
Source: Wiktionary
SQUELCH
Squelch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squelched; p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.] Etym: [Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to crush, to kill.]
Definition: To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.] Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. Beau. & Fl. If you deceive us you will be squelched. Carlyle.
Squelch, n.
Definition: A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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