quell

Definizione monolingua

quell

quell (third-person singular simple present quells, present participle quelling, simple past and past participle quelled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To kill. [9th-19th c.]
2. (transitive) To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
3. (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]

   to quell grief

   to quell the tumult of the soul

4. (obsolete, intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish. [16th-17th c.]

quell (plural quells)

1. A spring or fountain.

Definizione dizionario quell

soffocare

	reprimere
	transitive: to subdue, put down

	sedare
	transitive: to subdue, put down

arrestare

calmare

fermare

finire

interrompere

terminare

Altri significati:

To defeat an opponent overwhelmingly, using great force or violence.

(transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]

(obsolete, intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish. [16th-17th c.]

transitive: to suppress, put an end to

(obsolete, transitive) To kill. [9th-19th c.]

(transitive) To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]

A spring or fountain.