quell
11quell — *crush, extinguish, suppress, quench, quash Analogous words: *destroy: wreck, *ruin: subdue, subjugate, overcome, vanquish, *conquer Antonyms: foment …
12quell — ► VERB 1) put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by force. 2) subdue or suppress. ORIGIN Old English, «kill» …
13quell — [kwel] vt. [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] 1. to crush; subdue; put an end to 2. to quiet; allay n. Obs. a killing;… …
14quell|er — «KWEHL uhr», noun. a person or thing that quells or suppresses: »A dollop of the reeking riot queller [tear gas] spilled and gas masks were donned (Time) …
15quell — [OE] Quell and kill are probably closely related – indeed, in Old and Middle English quell was used for ‘kill’ (‘birds and small beasts with his bow he quells’, William of Palerne 1350). Quell goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *kwaljan (source… …
16quell — [[t]kwɛl[/t]] v. t. 1) to suppress; subdue; crush: to quell an uprising[/ex] 2) to quiet; allay: to quell a child s fear of thunder[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE cwellan to kill; akin to G quӓlen to vex, ON kvelja to torment; cf. kill I… …
17quell — [OE] Quell and kill are probably closely related – indeed, in Old and Middle English quell was used for ‘kill’ (‘birds and small beasts with his bow he quells’, William of Palerne 1350). Quell goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *kwaljan (source… …
18quell — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to kill, quell, from Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old High German quellen to torture, kill, quāla torment, Lithuanian gelti to hurt Date: 13th century 1. to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to… …
19quell — [[t]kwe̱l[/t]] quells, quelling, quelled 1) VERB To quell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it. [V n] Troops eventually quelled the unrest. 2) VERB If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other… …
20quell — verb (T) formal 1 to bring an end to a violent situation especially when people are protesting: quell a riot/revolt/disturbance etc: They needed more troops to quell the ever rising tide of rioting. 2 to reduce unpleasant feelings, especially of… …
