Definition of quell Quell
/kwΙΛl/ - [kwel] - quell
We found 13 definitions of quell from 7 different sources.
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What does quell mean?
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| quell - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" | ||
| stay, appease | ||
| fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, fill, meet make happy or satisfied | ||
| quell - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" | ||
| squelch, quench | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- quell (v. i.)
To die. - quell (v. i.)
To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. - quell (v. t.)
To take the life of; to kill. - quell (v. t.)
To overpower; to subdue; to put down. - quell (v. t.)
To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul. - quell (n.)
Murder.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©
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quell
To defeat an opponent overwhelmingly, using great force or violence.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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quell
kwel, v.t. to crush: subdue: to allay.βv.i. to die, perish, (Shak.) abate.βns. Quell (Shak.), murder: (Keats) power of quelling; Quellβ²er, one who quells or crushes: a slayer. [A.S. cwellan, to kill, causal of cwelan, to die. Cf. Quail (v.).]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer π₯
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quell
To crush; to subdue; to put down; to reduce; as, the military were called out to quell the riot.
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π€- quell, verb, present, 1st person singular of quell (infinitive).
- quell, verb (infinitive).
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