Noah Webster
Quell
QUELL, verb transitive
1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.
2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul.
3. To subdue; to reduce.
This quell'd her pride.
QUELL, verb intransitive To die; to abate.
QUELL, noun Murder. [Not in use.]