QUELL, verb transitive 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, verb intransitive To die; to abate. QUELL, noun Murder. [Not in use.]
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