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Webster 1913 Edition
Quell
1.
To die.
[Obs.]
Yet he did quake and quaver, like to
quell
. Spenser.
2.
To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.
[R.]
Winter’s wrath begins to
quell
. Spenser.
Quell
,Verb.
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.
Quell
,Noun.
Murder.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Quell
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
,Verb.
I.
QUELL
,Noun.