queller

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A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller
One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues
{n} one who crushes or subdues
{i} suppressor, subduer, one who quashes; soother, reliever
quell
To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease

to quell the tumult of the soul.

quell
A spring or fountain
quell
To take the life of; to kill
quell
{v} to crush, subdue, appease
quell
{f} suppress, quash; subdue, overpower; relieve, ease; soothe, calm
quell
To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate
quell
To die
quell
murder
quell
To overpower; to subdue; to put down
quell
bring an end to something, usually a violent situation
quell
suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
quell
To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul
quell
overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
quell
To quell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it. Troops eventually quelled the unrest
quell
overcome or allay; "quell my hunger
quell
If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling. The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis
queller

    Hyphenation

    quell·er

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'kwel ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. Middle English, to kill, quell, from Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old High German quellen to torture, kill, quAla torment, Lithuanian gelti to hurt.
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