1. (v. i.) To die.

2. (v. i.) To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.

3. (v. t.) To take the life of; to kill.

4. (v. t.) To overpower; to subdue; to put down.

5. (v. t.) To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.

6. (n.) Murder.

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