to squelch
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7.8
- verb
- /skwɛltʃ/
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- Most liberal initiatives, including land reform, were squelched by 1981.
So you may have sort of squelched your own wisdom.
- So you may have sort of squelched your own wisdom.
- And that you know, in in our our effort to you know, to squelch and stamp out various pre modern superstitions in the modern era.
- Your child is hurt and their younger siblings are getting the clear message squelch their requests, dreams and hopes.
Examples
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For the Obama campaign, then, voter enthusiasm can be squelched by voter confidence.
Blog text (4) -
Too many parameters can squelch the students' creative nature and undermine the value of the task.
Academic text (2005) -
So it is harder to squelch nonsense in our national media.
Academic text (2002) -
When Boris Johnson went to squelch possible peace, that was a very bad thing.
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And I do believe there's stuff out there that wants to squelch that at every possible opportunity.
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Well, isn't that the object in our being here, to squelch it?
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Occupy was a good start, but it was largely squelched by the police state.
Blog text (27) -
I want these rumors squelched.
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Israel has tried to sustain a "traditionalist" village order by squelching emergent social forces.
Academic text (1990) -
The politician tried to squelch the protests by increasing the police presence at the rally.
Synonyms
176
4.8
To stop public protest by force or by people in power
87
7.4
To stop someone from doing what they want
49
5.3
To hold back a feeling or reaction so it does not show
39
6.0
To stop a feeling or sound from being shown
35
7.7
To stop a strong feeling or a crowd causing trouble
35
3.6
Stop someone from doing something they planned to do
33
6.7
To limit growth or activity so it cannot continue
21
5.5
End something completely, for example a custom or a debt
19
6.7
Use force to stop protests or opposition
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4.2
To stop something completely using strong action
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8.1
Forcefully stop something like a protest or rumor
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6.1
To stop a feeling or action completely
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5.7
Reduce the strength of feelings or public anger
1
9.8
Make someone or something lose energy and stop working well
To stop a rumor from spreading further
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A circuit in a radio that mutes the sound when the signal is weaker than background noise
How Forceful
- NSFW
63
7.5
401
1.6
11
7.8
176
4.8
73
3.5
257
3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Squelch moved from the idea of a physical crush to a strong image of stopping things, much like you might squash a bug. So to squelch criticism or protest is to completely silence or crush it.