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quell

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Verb

  1. To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
  2. To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
  3. To kill.
  4. To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
  5. To die.

Noun

  1. A subduing.
  2. A source, especially a spring.
  3. An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.

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