Quell

noun

/kwɛl/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounA subduing.

2.verbTo subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.

3.verbTo suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.

"to quell grief"

4.verbTo kill.

5.verbTo be subdued or abated; to diminish.

6.verbTo die.

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