[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quell \quell\, n.
   murder. obs. --shak.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quell \quell\, v. i. imp.  p. p. quelled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   quelling. see quail to cower.
   1913 webster
   1. to die. obs.
      1913 webster

            yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. to be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. r.
      1913 webster

            winter's wrath begins to quell.       --spenser.
      1913 webster
see also:
quelled quelling quail 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

            the ducks cried as if men would them quelle.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.
                                                  --longfellow.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   syn: to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress;
        suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify.
        1913 webster
see also:
quail 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
squelch quench stay appease 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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