quell - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'quell' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quell

[ n.]

- Murder.

2 . Quell

[ v. i.]

- To die.
- To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.

3 . Quell

[ v. t.]

- To take the life of; to kill.
- To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
- To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.

Meaning of 'quell' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quell

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- overcome or allay

Example in sentence:

quell my hunger

Meaning (2):
- suppress or crush completely

Example in sentence:

quench a rebellion;
squelch any sign of dissent

Nearby Words:

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