Quell

v. i.	1.	To die. Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. - Spenser.
	2.	To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. Winter's wrath begins to quell. - Spenser.
v. t.	1.	To take the life of; to kill. 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.
n.	1.	Murder.

Verb	1.	quell - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" Synonyms: squelch, quench
	2.	quell - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" Synonyms: appease, stay

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