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

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
Napoleon Hill