Quell

Verb

 * 1)  To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
 * 2)  To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease.
 * to quell grief
 * to quell the tumult of the soul
 * 1)  To take the life of; to kill.
 * 2)  To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.

Noun

 * 1) A spring or fountain.

Adverbs for Quell
effectually; forcefully; momentarily; outwardly; effectively; vigorously; legitimately; officiously; legally; demonstrably; brutally.

Thesaurus
allay, alleviate, annihilate, appease, asphyxiate, assuage, beat down, bend, bottle up, break, break down, bring low, bring to terms, calm, calm down, censor, choke, choke off, clamp down on, compose, conquer, cool, cork, cork up, crack down on, cradle, crush, damp down, drown, dulcify, ease, even out, extinguish, fell, flatten, gag, gentle, hold down, humble, humiliate, hush, jump on, keep down, keep under, kill, lull, master, mitigate, moderate, mollify, muzzle, overcome, overmaster, override, overwhelm, pacify, pour balm into, pour water on, prostrate, put down, put out, quash, quench, quiet, reduce, repress, rest, ride down, rock, rock to sleep, shut down on, silence, sit down on, sit on, smash, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, smother, snuff out, soothe, squash, squelch, stabilize, stamp out, stanch, steady, stifle, still, strangle, stultify, subdue, subjugate, suffocate, suppress, throttle, trample down, trample out, trample underfoot, tranquilize, tread underfoot, tyrannize, unman, vanquish

Etymology 1
cwellan:. Compare Old Armenian կեղ:, Old Church Slavonic жаль:.

Etymology 2
Quelle.

Verb

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 * Russian: подавлять
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 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: tyynnyttää,


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