suppress and pacify; quell
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to suppress and pacify by force; to quell (a rebellion or insurgency)
formalFormal and literary usage, typically employed in military, historical, or political contexts to describe the suppression of armed uprisings, banditry, or rebellions through punitive expeditions.
Jiāng将
jūn军
fèng奉
mìng命
tǎo讨
píng平
biān边
jiāng疆
de的
pàn叛
fěi匪
。
The general was ordered to suppress and pacify the rebel bandits on the frontier.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
pài派
chū出
dà大
jūn军
tǎo讨
píng平
pàn叛
luàn乱
。
The imperial court dispatched a large army to quell the rebellion.
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Zhè这
cì次
zhàn战
yì役
de的
mù目
dì的
shì是
tǎo讨
píng平
nèi内
luàn乱
，
huī恢
fù复
zhì秩
xù序
。
The objective of this campaign was to suppress the internal turmoil and restore order.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
xǔ许
duō多
jiàng将
lǐng领
dōu都
yǐ以
tǎo讨
píng平
kòu寇
luàn乱
ér而
wén闻
míng名
。
In history, many generals became famous for suppressing banditry and chaos.