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quell (kwel)

transitive verb

  1. to crush; subdue; put an end to
  2. 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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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