quell
To subdue, put down, or silenceTo subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
» What passion cannot music raise and quell?
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
unterdrücken
подавля́тьpodavljátʹ, подави́тьpodavítʹ
приду́шуватиprydúšuvaty, придуши́тиprydušýty
(transitive)To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
to quell grief
to quell the tumult of the soul
auslöschen, beenden
успока́иватьuspokáivatʹ, успоко́итьuspokóitʹ
suppress or crush completely
To die.
(obsolete, transitive)To kill.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
Examples
10 sentencesWhat passion cannot music raise and quell?
What passions cannot music raise or quell?
deWelche Leidenschaften vermag die Musik nicht zu steigern oder zu unterdrücken?
How do I quell my righteous indignation?
The authorities need to quell the outbreak.
The authorities sent in troops to quell the riot.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English quellen, from Old English cwellan (“to kill”), from Proto-West GermaniFrom Middle English quellen, from Old English cwellan (“to kill”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną (“to make die; kill”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-. Cognate with German quälen (“to torment; agonise; smite”), Swedish kvälja (“to torment”), Icelandic kvelja (“to torture; torment”). Compare also Old Armenian կեղ (keł, “sore, ulcer”), Old Church Slavonic жаль (žalĭ, “pain”). See also kill, which may be its doublet.
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Forms
quells, quelling, quelled, quelledSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle