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QUELL, v.t.

1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.

2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul.

3. To subdue; to reduce.

This quell'd her pride.

QUELL, v.i. To die; to abate.

QUELL, n. Murder. [Not in use.]



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QUELL, v.t.

1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.

2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul.

3. To subdue; to reduce.

This quell'd her pride.

QUELL, v.i. To die; to abate.

QUELL, n. Murder. [Not in use.]


QUELL, n.

Murder. [Not in use.] – Shak.


QUELL, v.i.

To die; to abate. – Spenser.


QUELL, v.t. [Sax. cwellan, to kill; Dan. qvæler, to stifle, suffocate, choke, stop, quell, gall, tease, torment, vex; Sw. qvälja, id.; G. quälen. The primary sense is to stop, to press or force down, and thus cause action or motion to cease.]

  1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.
  2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul.
  3. To subdue; to reduce. This quell'd her pride. – Dryden.

Quell
  1. To die.

    [Obs.]

    Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. Spenser.

  2. To take the life of; to kill.

    [Obs.] Spenser.

    The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle. Chaucer.

  3. Murder.

    [Obs.] Shak.
  4. To be subdued or abated] to yield; to abate.

    [R.]

    Winter's wrath begins to quell. Spenser.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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Quell

QUELL, verb transitive

1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.

2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul.

3. To subdue; to reduce.

This quell'd her pride.

QUELL, verb intransitive To die; to abate.

QUELL, noun Murder. [Not in use.]

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