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Definition of Quell
Quell 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.
The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle.
--Chaucer.
2. To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the
sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected
minority. --Macaulay.
Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.
--Longfellow.
3. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease;
as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
Much did his words the gentle lady quell. --Spenser.
Syn: to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress;
suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify.
