quell
quell definition
quell (kwel)
transitive verb
- to crush; subdue; put an end to
- to quiet; allay
Etymology: ME quellen < OE cwellan, to kill, akin to qwalu, death, Ger quälen, torment, afflict < IE base *gwel-, to stab, pain, death > OIr at-baill, (he) dies
noun
Obsolete a killing; murder
Related Forms:
- queller quell′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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