quell
QUELL,
v.t.
1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.
2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul.
3. To subdue; to reduce.
This quell'd her pride.
QUELL,
v.i. To die; to abate.
QUELL,
n. Murder. [Not in use.]
