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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