QUELL

quell

Noun

  1. A spring or fountain.

Verb

  1. To kill.
  2. To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.
  3. To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
    to quell grief
    to quell the tumult of the soul
  4. To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
  5. To die.


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