quell (v.)
- allay
- alleviate
- annihilate
- appease
- asphyxiate
- assuage
- bend
- break
- calm
- censor
- choke
- compose
- conquer
- cool
- cork
- cradle
- crush
- drown
- dulcify
- ease
- extinguish
- fell
- flatten
- gag
- gentle
- humble
- humiliate
- hush
- kill
- lull
- master
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- muzzle
- overcome
- overmaster
- override
- overwhelm
- pacify
- prostrate
- quash
- quench
- quiet
- reduce
- repress
- rest
- rock
- silence
- smash
- smooth
- smoothen
- smother
- soothe
- squash
- squelch
- stabilize
- stanch
- steady
- stifle
- still
- strangle
- stultify
- subdue
- subjugate
- suffocate
- suppress
- throttle
- tranquilize
- tyrannize
- unman
- vanquish