To silence or suppress; crush. to hold back suppress or crush completely. à¦¦à¦à¦¨ à¦à¦°à¦¾ : suppress or crush completely After the dictator consolidated his power, he took steps to squelch all criticism, often arresting any journalist who said anything that could be interpreted as negative about his regime. syn-- crush,extinguish,muffle,muffle, thwart,squash,eliminate,to halt,stop. Definition of Squelch to halt, stop, eliminate Examples of Squelch in a sentence When Justin runs wildly around the house, it takes every ounce of my strength to squelch my urge to slap him. You must learn to squelch your fears in the army, or you will be laughed out of the brigade. The Roman general would not tolerate the uprising, and he sent his legions to squelch it with force. The mean remark made by my uncle only served to squelch my desire to offer him any further kind of assistance. The king raged in his palace, vowing to squelch the rebellion with extraordinary force.