mindmap root((消灭)) crush implies a force that destroys all opposition or brings an operation to a halt: a rebellion that was brutally ~ed. quell means to overwhelm completely and to reduce to submission, inactivity, or passivity: statements intended to ~ the fears of the people. extinguish suggests ending something as abruptly and completely as putting out a flame: hopes for a promising life ~ed by a single bullet. suppress implies a conscious determination to subdue: the government ~ed all opposition newspapers. quash implies a sudden and summary extinction: the army ~ed the rebellion.