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conquer vs quell

quell vs conquer

conquer and quell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conquer No No Yes No
quell No No Yes No
As verbs, quell is a hyponym of conquer; that is, quell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conquer:
  • conquer: bring under control by force or authority
  • quell: suppress or crush completely
Other hyponyms of conquer include choke back, choke down, choke off, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still, burke, silence, quench, squelch, quench.
conquer (verb) quell (verb)
bring under control by force or authority suppress or crush completely
overcome by conquest overcome or allay
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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