Associations to the word «Quelled»

Wiktionary

QUELL, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To kill. [9th-19th c.]
QUELL, verb. (transitive) To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
QUELL, verb. (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
QUELL, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish. [16th-17th c.]
QUELL, verb. To die.
QUELL, noun. A subduing.
QUELL, noun. A source, especially a spring.
QUELL, noun. An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.

Dictionary definition

QUELL, verb. Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion".
QUELL, verb. Overcome or allay; "quell my hunger".

Wise words

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Ray Bradbury