'Quell' definitions:
Definition of 'quell'
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Definition of 'Quell'
From: GCIDE
- Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To die. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Winter's wrath begins to quell. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quell'
From: GCIDE
- Quell \Quell\, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan, causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment, Icel. kvelja. See Quail to cower.]
- 1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To overpower; to subdue; to put down. [1913 Webster]
- The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected minority. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul. [1913 Webster]
- Much did his words the gentle lady quell. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress; suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quell'
From: GCIDE
- Quell \Quell\, n. Murder. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'quell'
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- allay,
- alleviate,
- annihilate,
- appease,
- asphyxiate,
- assuage,
- beat down,
- bend,
- bottle up,
- break,
- break down,
- bring low,
- bring to terms,
- calm,
- calm down,
- censor,
- choke,
- choke off,
- clamp down on,
- compose,
- conquer,
- cool,
- cork,
- cork up,
- crack down on,
- cradle,
- crush,
- damp down,
- drown,
- dulcify,
- ease,
- even out,
- extinguish,
- fell,
- flatten,
- gag,
- gentle,
- hold down,
- humble,
- humiliate,
- hush,
- jump on,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- kill,
- lull,
- master,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- mollify,
- muzzle,
- overcome,
- overmaster,
- override,
- overwhelm,
- pacify,
- pour balm into,
- pour water on,
- prostrate,
- put down,
- put out,
- quash,
- quench,
- quiet,
- reduce,
- repress,
- rest,
- ride down,
- rock,
- rock to sleep,
- shut down on,
- silence,
- sit down on,
- sit on,
- smash,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth over,
- smoothen,
- smother,
- snuff out,
- soothe,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stabilize,
- stamp out,
- stanch,
- steady,
- stifle,
- still,
- strangle,
- stultify,
- subdue,
- subjugate,
- suffocate,
- suppress,
- throttle,
- trample down,
- trample out,
- trample underfoot,
- tranquilize,
- tread underfoot,
- tyrannize,
- unman,
- vanquish