quell

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwɛl/
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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English cwellan (“‘to kill’”). Cf. Armenian կեղ (keł), “‘sore, ulcer’”), Old Church Slavonic жаль (žalĭ), “‘pain’”).

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to quell (third-person singular simple present quells, present participle quelling, simple past and past participle quelled)

1. (transitive) To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
2. (transitive) To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease.

   to quell grief

   to quell the tumult of the soul

3. (transitive) To take the life of; to kill.
4. (intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.

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[edit] Etymology 2

German Quelle.

[edit] Noun

quell (plural quells)

1. A spring or fountain.