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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quell \Quell\, n.
     Murder. [Obs.] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To die. [Obs.]
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              Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Winter's wrath begins to quell.       --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quell \Quell\, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan,
     causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment,
     Icel. kvelja. See Quail to cower.]
     1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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              The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     2. To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the
              sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected
              minority.                             --Macaulay.
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              Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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     3. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease;
        as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Much did his words the gentle lady quell. --Spenser.
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     Syn: to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress;
          suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.]
     1. To die. [Obs.]
  
              Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]
  
              Winter's wrath begins to quell.       --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quell \Quell\, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan,
     causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment,
     Icel. kvelja. See Quail to cower.]
     1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
              The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
     2. To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
  
              The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the
              sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected
              minority.                             --Macaulay.
  
              Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.
                                                    --Longfellow.
  
     3. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease;
        as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
  
              Much did his words the gentle lady quell. --Spenser.
  
     Syn: to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress;
          suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quell \Quell\, n.
     Murder. [Obs.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  quell
       v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent";
            "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quench]
       2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: stay, appease]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quell
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 καταπνίγω, αποτρέπω επανάσταση
     2 καθησυχάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quell
     n.
     A subduing.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or
  something); to  force (someone) to submit. (from 10th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to
  extinguish. (from 14th c.)
     n.
     A source, especially a spring.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quell'
     Italian det.
     1 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it quella)
     2 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it quello)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Quell
     Luxembourgish n.
     1 source
     2 spring

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  quell
     n.
     A subduing.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or
  something); to  force (someone) to submit. (from 10th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to
  extinguish. (from 14th c.)
     n.
     A source, especially a spring.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  quell
     n.
     A subduing.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or
  something); to  force (someone) to submit. (from 10th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to
  extinguish. (from 14th c.)
     n.
     A source, especially a spring.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  quell'
     Italian det.
     1 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it quella)
     2 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it quello)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Quell
     Luxembourgish n.
     1 source
     2 spring

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  quell
     n.
     A subduing.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or
  something); to  force (someone) to submit. (from 10th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to
  extinguish. (from 14th c.)
     n.
     A source, especially a spring.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  quell'
     Italian det.
     1 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it quella)
     2 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it quello)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Quell
     Luxembourgish n.
     1 source
     2 spring

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quell
     Englanti vb.
     kukistaa, tukahduttaa, vaimentaa

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quell'
     Italia pron.
     (dempron adjektiivinen k=it) (taivm-teksti: vokaalialkuisten sanojen
  edellä käytettävä adjektiivinen yksikön maskuliini- ja feminiinimuoto
  sanasta) '''(l it quello)'''; tuo; se

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quell
     Engelska vb.
     dämpa, kväsa

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Quell /kvˈɛl/ 
  fount  [poet.]
     Synonyms: Born, Bronn
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Quell /kvˈɛl/ 
   [poet.]  [envir.] source , spring 
           Note: place where water or - in case of 'spring' - oil issues naturally from the ground
     Synonym: Quelle
  
   see: Quellen, heiße Quellen, Wasserquelle
  
           Note: natürlicher Austrittsort von Wasser/Erdöl aus der Erdoberfläche

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/
  onderdruk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Quell /kwˈɛl/
  إقمع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  quell //kwɛl// 
  1. потискам
  transitive: to subdue, put down
  2. потушавам
  transitive: to suppress, put an end to

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
   [bás] zmírnit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
   [bás] přemoct

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
   [bás] zkrotit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
   [bás] potlačit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
  bändigen, zügeln 
   see: quelling, quelled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
  bezwingen  [Angst]
   see: quelling, quelled, quells, quelled
  
           Note: fear

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
  niederdrücken, ersticken 
           Note: Gefühle
           Note: feelings

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
  niederschlagen, unterdrücken 
           Note: Aufstand
   see: quelling, quelled
  
           Note: riot

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
  überwinden  [Ängste]
   see: quelling, quelled
  
           Note: anxieties

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  quell //kwɛl// 
  1. kukistaa, murskata, tukahduttaa
  transitive: to subdue, put down
  2. rauhoittaa, tyynnyttää
  transitive: to suppress, put an end to

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  quell /kwel/
  étouffer, suffoquer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/ 
  1. दबाना
        "To quell the violence the area was cordoned off"
        "I quelled my hunger."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/
  prigušiti, ugušiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/
  soffocare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  quell //kwɛl// 
  1. 押さえる
  transitive: to subdue, put down
  2. 鎮める
  transitive: to suppress, put an end to

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  quell /kwel/ 
  1. (nu)malšinti, (nu)slopinti, užgniaužti
  2. (su)tramdyti, įveikti (baimę ir pan.)

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  quell /kwel/
  neerslaan, onderdrukken, smoren, verkroppen, verstikken

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  quell /kwel/ 
   1.  tłumić
   2.  zduszać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  quell /kwel/
  abafar, estrangular, sufocar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  quell /kwel/
  sofocar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  quell //kwɛl// 
  kuva
  transitive: to subdue, put down

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  quell /kwˈɛl/
  1. bastırmak, ezmek, boyun eğdirmek, mağlup etmek
  2. yatıştırmak, yumuşatmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkwɛɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  105 Moby Thesaurus words for "quell":
     allay, alleviate, annihilate, appease, asphyxiate, assuage,
     beat down, bend, bottle up, break, break down, bring low,
     bring to terms, calm, calm down, censor, choke, choke off,
     clamp down on, compose, conquer, cool, cork, cork up,
     crack down on, cradle, crush, damp down, drown, dulcify, ease,
     even out, extinguish, fell, flatten, gag, gentle, hold down,
     humble, humiliate, hush, jump on, keep down, keep under, kill,
     lull, master, mitigate, moderate, mollify, muzzle, overcome,
     overmaster, override, overwhelm, pacify, pour balm into,
     pour water on, prostrate, put down, put out, quash, quench, quiet,
     reduce, repress, rest, ride down, rock, rock to sleep,
     shut down on, silence, sit down on, sit on, smash, smooth,
     smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, smother, snuff out, soothe,
     squash, squelch, stabilize, stamp out, stanch, steady, stifle,
     still, strangle, stultify, subdue, subjugate, suffocate, suppress,
     throttle, trample down, trample out, trample underfoot,
     tranquilize, tread underfoot, tyrannize, unman, vanquish
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 压制,平息,镇定;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 压制,平息,减轻

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