What does quell mean?
Definitions for quell
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word quell.
Princeton's WordNet
squelch, quell, quenchverb
suppress or crush completely
"squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
quell, stay, appeaseverb
overcome or allay
"quell my hunger"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.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.
To Quellverb
To die. Edmund Spenser
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Quellverb
to die
Quellverb
to be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate
Quellverb
to take the life of; to kill
Quellverb
to overpower; to subdue; to put down
Quellverb
to quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul
Quellnoun
murder
Etymology: [See Quail to cower.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Gazetteer
quell
To crush; to subdue; to put down; to reduce; as, the military were called out to quell the riot.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quell in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of quell in a Sentence
You can't assume that every project that gets an EA is ultimately approved, but the vast majority are. And beyond that, most of the 250 or so( per year) that get full-scale EISs also go through, albeit sometimes with modifications to mitigate environmental harms and/or to quell political opposition.
We had extra patrols at the high school this morning to quell any parent’s concerns, however there was no credible threat for violence.
Since then, he has lied publicly over and over again in an attempt to walk back his original admission. Realizing his admission was insufficient to quell the public’s growing calls for accountability, he has since resorted to belligerent lies and a Trumpian refusal to stick to a single set of facts, he has also demonstrated a jaw-dropping ignorance of the sexual harassment law he signed into effect — without great fanfare — suggesting that his behavior is fine because he never meant to make women feel uncomfortable.
Time and again, the Biden administration has refused to take concrete action to quell the worsening border crisis, inviting the cartels and human drug smugglers to take advantage of our porous border, without a border wall, illegal immigrants, coyotes, and bad actors can simply march across our southern border and into the interior. The border wall needs to be built, the funds have been appropriated to continue to build the wall, and yet the Biden Administration outright refuses to do so.
If Justin Trudeau wants to quell Western separation sentiment he needs to declare the Trans Mountain expansion in the national interest, everything else is window dressing.
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- přemoci, zkrotit, potlačitCzech
- QuellDanish
- unterdrückenGerman
- καταβάλλωGreek
- kombinoEsperanto
- calmarSpanish
- فرو ریختنPersian
- murskata, tyynnyttää, tukahduttaa, kukistaa, rauhoittaaFinnish
- réprimerFrench
- mùch, ceannsaichScottish Gaelic
- QuellHungarian
- քամելArmenian
- menumpasIndonesian
- reprimere, sedareItalian
- לְהַכנִיעַHebrew
- 鎮める, 押さえるJapanese
- PROTEROLatin
- onderdrukken, overmeesteren, onderwerpen, uitroeienDutch
- QuellNorwegian
- stłumićPolish
- sedarPortuguese
- înăbușiRomanian
- успокаивать, подавлять, успокоить, подавитьRussian
- kuvaSwedish
- QuellTurkish
- dập tắtVietnamese
- quellYiddish
- 蕩平Chinese
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