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quell

/kwɛl/

noun

Meaning

  • A subduing.

verb

Meaning

  • To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.

  • To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.

    "to quell grief"

  • To kill.

  • To be subdued or abated; to diminish.

  • To die.