squelch any sign of dissent. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I've seen this utility, shown in-game as "squelch" and in-forum as "ignore". From Wordnik.com. [Datamining the Forums] Reference
Troops are being sent there, and furloughed men are ordered there to "squelch" the affair. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Samuel A. Agnew : September 27, 1863-June 30, 1864,] Reference
But they never attempted to 'squelch' my spirituality in any way. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Douglas ever talked of going to Virginia to "squelch" out that idea there. From Wordnik.com. [The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862] Reference
It's all about a service provided "squelch" and getting what you actually care about. From Wordnik.com. [Blah, Blah! Technology] Reference
And so it just means that you squelch debate all over. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2008] Reference
There's a subtle power within the body to squelch pain. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2007] Reference
He would squelch this persistent rival once and for all. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
Everyone moved in very, very quickly to squelch the situation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2009] Reference
Should we not welcome them, rather than seeking to squelch them?. From Wordnik.com. [Philip Clayton, Ph.D.: Seeking Common Ground in 'Big Tent' Christianity] Reference
The Winklers wanted to squelch that interview Mary did with Oprah. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2007] Reference
Oh, ain't they wet, but they can't squelch the flame that's burnin '. From Wordnik.com. [Oh! Susannah! A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts] Reference
Raul says he wants to squelch rumors his brother has terminal cancer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2006] Reference
They've been trying to squelch this thing for days, if not weeks, now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2008] Reference
"If it's a villain, you won't get nervous when you see me squelch him.". From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar] Reference
At every step your boots go up to the ankle, squelch, in the black mud. From Wordnik.com. [Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front] Reference
He vowed to hunt down suspected arsonists and to squelch disaster profiteers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2007] Reference
'Cos the spray would git into my eyes, and the squelch made me sputter and cough. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 24, 1892] Reference
But it makes any critical story fresh, too, when stale might be easier to squelch. From Wordnik.com. [Behind The 'Madrassa Hoax'] Reference
MESERVE: A homeland security official says DHS is not trying to squelch free speech. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2009] Reference
REICHS: I can squelch some of the rumors pertaining to where the money has come from. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2008] Reference
Congress, the Senate of the United States, attempting to squelch political expression. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2004] Reference
In 1980, the Carter administration adopted credit controls to squelch raging inflation. From Wordnik.com. [It Ain't the Economy, Stupid] Reference
That is why Brussels is set up precisely to isolate, disarm and squelch serious debate. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Baldwin: Why We Have Culture Wars and the Europeans (Apparently) Do Not] Reference
It could be that it simply brings some rain down which helps squelch the fire even more. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 24, 2005] Reference
Of course, it was nothing but imagination; but I seemed to feel it squelch beneath my shoe. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
As he put it, they stop for nothing, over rocks, through spruits and dongas, squelch over one of. From Wordnik.com. [A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition] Reference
Critics say he's trying to squelch the investigation as he campaigns for a third term as governor. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2009] Reference
They too wanted to squelch their routines to live their dishonorable lives in the quest of sensuality. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus of a Siam Mosquito] Reference
Their frontal lobes can't censor their impulses — impulses that younger adults have, too, but squelch. From Wordnik.com. [Bite Your Tongue] Reference
The U.S. Treasury stepped in to squelch some of those fears by offering to insure money market funds for one year. From Wordnik.com. [New safety net for money market mutual funds] Reference
But what I've realized is this: Now that I have kids, I want to be careful not to squelch their sense of adventure. From Wordnik.com. [Swimming with Whales] Reference
Called DSE, the technology uses two microphones, just as some Bluetooth headsets do, to squelch unwanted background noise. From Wordnik.com. [Calling Dick Tracy...] Reference
But GOP leaders characterized the bill as an attempt to squelch the free-speech rights of corporations and conservative groups. From Wordnik.com. [Senate Democrats unable to proceed on bill to disclose corporate campaign donors] Reference
Despite the suggestion that toxic celebs and their exploits are impossible to squelch, parents and educators do have many alternatives. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
The sheer size and strenuousness of the effort tends to squelch even the best jokes: this deafening movie defines the term overproduced. From Wordnik.com. [Bang, Bang, Kiss, Kiss] Reference
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