quell
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
- To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
- To kill.
- To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
- To die.
Noun
- A subduing.
- A source, especially a spring.
- An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.
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