Associations to the word «Quell»

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.

QUELL, verb. Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion".

QUELL, verb. Overcome or allay; "quell my hunger".