Squelched

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Squelch \Squelch\ (skw[e^]lch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squelched}
     (skw[e^]lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squelching}.] [Cf. Prov. E.
     quelch a blow, and quell to crush, to kill.]
     To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]
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           Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
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           If you deceive us you will be squelched. --Carlyle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  squelched
       adj : subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising
             quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
             [syn: {quelled}, {quenched}]