Word of the day: Squelch

Squelch: golpe pesado, som de esmagamento, resposta esmagadora, silenciar, esmagar, desconcertar, fazer um ruído como quando se anda em lama ou neve derretida, chapinhar

Synonyms: clamp down, crack down,, crush, put down, quash, repress, slap down, squash, subdue, suppress

“…immediately squelched any signs of rebellion…”

“His irritated glare squelched any other potential objectors.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Put

put balls on (something) = tornar algo mais masculino, mais forte, dar mais

   autoridade

put (someone)down = fazer alguém se sentir tolo através de crítica

put (something) forward = prosseguir com (um plano, uma ideia, um projeto)

put in (time) = gastar tempo em algo

put (something) in a nutshell = abreviar muito uma explicação ou declaração

put (something) in a layaway = comprar algo em partes e receber a mercadoria no

   final, quando o pagamento estiver completo

Word of the day: Quell

Quell : suprimir, subjugar, dominar,  mitigar, acalmar, abrandar

Synonyms: clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress, sit on

“The National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown”

“The principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

“The United States has for several years been secretly releasing high-level detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgent groups, a bold effort to quell violence but one that U.S. officials acknowledge poses substantial risks.”(www.washingtonpost.com)