Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To quell; subdue; gain power over.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To quell or subdue completely.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
quell orsubdue completely; gainpower over.
Etymologies
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From Middle English overquellen, equivalent to over- + quell.
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