Definitions for quell
kwɛlquell

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. squelch, quell, quenchverb

   suppress or crush completely

   "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

2. quell, stay, appeaseverb

   overcome or allay

   "quell my hunger"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quellnoun

   Murder. Not in use.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   What can not we put upon
   His spungy followers, who shall bear the guilt
   Of our great quell. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

2. To QUELLverb

   To crush; to subdue; originally, to kill.

   Etymology: cwellan , Saxon.

   What avails
   Valour or strength, though matchless, quell’d with pain,
   Which all subdues, and makes remiss the hands
   Of mightiest? John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vi.

   Compassion quell’d
   His best of man, and gave him up to tears
   A space; till firmer thoughts restrain’d excess. John Milton.

   This quell’d her pride, but other doubts remain’d,
   That once disdaining, she might be disdain’d. Dryden.

   He is the guardian of the publick quiet, appointed to restrain violence, to quell seditions and tumults, and to preserve that peace which preserves the world. Francis Atterbury.

3. To Quellverb

   To die. Edmund Spenser

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quell

   Quell is a verb that means to put an end to or suppress a potentially disruptive or uncomfortable situation, typically through the use of force. It can also mean to reduce or alleviate feelings such as fear or anger.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quellverb

   to die

2. Quellverb

   to be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate

3. Quellverb

   to take the life of; to kill

4. Quellverb

   to overpower; to subdue; to put down

5. Quellverb

   to quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul

6. Quellnoun

   murder

7. Etymology: [See Quail to cower.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quell

   kwel, v.t. to crush: subdue: to allay.—v.i. to die, perish, (Shak.) abate.—ns. Quell (Shak.), murder: (Keats) power of quelling; Quell′er, one who quells or crushes: a slayer. [A.S. cwellan, to kill, causal of cwelan, to die. Cf. Quail (v.).]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quell

   To crush; to subdue; to put down; to reduce; as, the military were called out to quell the riot.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. QUELL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Quell is ranked #91221 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Quell surname appeared 202 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Quell.
   
   94% or 190 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Satisfy

How to pronounce quell?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say quell in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quell in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of quell in a Sentence

1. Howell Township Police:

   We had extra patrols at the high school this morning to quell any parent’s concerns, however there was no credible threat for violence.

2. Officer Garrett Swasey:

   There was no way any of us could have kept Officer Garrett Swasey here, officer Garrett Swasey was always willing to go... Officer Garrett Swasey had an enthusiasm that was hard to quell.

3. Lori Lightfoot:

   We are going to take significant, swift action to quell any issues, [Saturday night] there were a large number of children that were down at Millennium Park. We followed the protocols that we put in place from the summer of 2020. When it was time for them to leave the park, we made sure they left the park without incident.

4. Johannes Hahn:

   This shows our very strong engagement to accompany you in your reform efforts and to turn your EU integration perspective into reality, start work as soon as possible, do not lose a single day: produce results to quell all doubts.

5. Jerome Powell:

   We no longer state that we anticipate that ongoing rate increases will be appropriate to quell inflation, instead, we now anticipate some additional policy firming may be appropriate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=quell
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quell
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quell
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=quell
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html