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quell
(encz) | quell,potlačit v: [bás.] |
quell
(encz) | quell,přemoct v: [bás.] |
quell
(encz) | quell,zkrotit v: [bás.] |
quell
(encz) | quell,zmírnit v: [bás.] |
Quell
(gcide) | Quell \Quell\, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan,
causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment,
Icel. kvelja. See Quail to cower.]
1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle.
--Chaucer.
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2. To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
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The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the
sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected
minority. --Macaulay.
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Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.
--Longfellow.
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3. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease;
as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
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Much did his words the gentle lady quell. --Spenser.
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Syn: to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress;
suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify.
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Quell
(gcide) | Quell \Quell\, n.
Murder. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Quell
(gcide) | Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.]
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1. To die. [Obs.]
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Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.
--Spenser.
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2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]
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Winter's wrath begins to quell. --Spenser.
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quell
(wn) | quell
v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of
dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell,
quench]
2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, stay,
appease] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
quelling
(mass) | quelling
- potlačenie, potlačovanie |
quelled
(encz) | quelled,potlačený adj: Zdeněk Brožquelled,potlačil v: Zdeněk Brož |
quelling
(encz) | quelling,potlačení n: Zdeněk Brožquelling,potlačování n: IvČa |
quellung
(encz) | quellung, n: |
quellung reaction
(encz) | quellung reaction, n: |
sequella
(encz) | sequella, n: |
Manqueller
(gcide) | Manqueller \Man"quell`er\, n.
A killer of men; a manslayer. [Obs.] --Carew.
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Overquell
(gcide) | Overquell \O`ver*quell"\, v. t.
To quell or subdue completely. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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Quell
(gcide) | Quell \Quell\, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan,
causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment,
Icel. kvelja. See Quail to cower.]
1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle.
--Chaucer.
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2. To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
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The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the
sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected
minority. --Macaulay.
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Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.
--Longfellow.
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3. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease;
as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
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Much did his words the gentle lady quell. --Spenser.
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Syn: to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress;
suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify.
[1913 Webster]Quell \Quell\, n.
Murder. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.]
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1. To die. [Obs.]
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Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.
--Spenser.
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2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]
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Winter's wrath begins to quell. --Spenser.
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Quelled
(gcide) | Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.]
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1. To die. [Obs.]
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Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.
--Spenser.
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2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]
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Winter's wrath begins to quell. --Spenser.
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Queller
(gcide) | Queller \Quell"er\, n.
1. A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller. [Obs.] --Wyclif
(Mark vi. 27).
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2. One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.
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Quelling
(gcide) | Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.]
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1. To die. [Obs.]
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Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.
--Spenser.
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2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]
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Winter's wrath begins to quell. --Spenser.
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Quellio
(gcide) | Quellio \Quel"li*o\, n. [Sp. cuello, L. collum neck.]
A ruff for the neck. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Unquelled
(gcide) | Unquelled \Unquelled\
See quelled. |
quelled
(wn) | quelled
adj 1: subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an
uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched
rumor" [syn: quelled, quenched, squelched] |
quelling
(wn) | quelling
n 1: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority;
"the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the
rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn:
suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling] |
quellung
(wn) | quellung
n 1: the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism
after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests
for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung"
[syn: quellung, quellung reaction] |
quellung reaction
(wn) | quellung reaction
n 1: the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism
after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests
for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung"
[syn: quellung, quellung reaction] |
sequella
(wn) | sequella
n 1: a secondary consequence |
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