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verb (used with object)
1.
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
2.
to vanquish; subdue.
3.
to quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc.): The child's mother quelled his fears of the thunder.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English quellen, Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old Norse kvelja to torment, German quälen to vex; compare kill1
before 900; Middle English quellen, Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old Norse kvelja to torment, German quälen to vex; compare kill1
Related forms
quell·a·ble, adjective
quell·er, noun
un·quell·a·ble, adjective
un·quelled, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. crush, quash, overpower, overcome, defeat, conquer, quench. 3. calm, pacify, compose, hush.
1, 2. crush, quash, overpower, overcome, defeat, conquer, quench. 3. calm, pacify, compose, hush.
Antonyms
1, 2. foster. 3. agitate.
1, 2. foster. 3. agitate.
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Example Sentences
- He practiced endlessly as well, to quell his nervousness.
- Her bitter Love shall quell me at the last.
- If the monsoon lives up to expectations, the prospect of a good summer harvest will help to quell food inflation.
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Word Origin & History
quell
O.E. cwellan "to kill, murder, execute," from P.Gmc. *kwaljanan (cf. O.E. cwelan "to die," cwalu "violent death;" O.S. quellian "to torture, kill;" O.N. kvelja "to torment;" M.Du. quelen "to vex, tease, torment;" O.H.G. quellan "to suffer pain," Ger. qualen "to torment, torture"), from root *kwel-/*kwal-
EXPAND(cf. Armenian kelem "I torture;" O.C.S. zali "pain;" Lith. galas "end," gela "agony," gelati "to sting"). Milder sense of "suppress, extinguish" developed by c.1300.
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