noun murder.
2. quell ·vi to die.
3. quell ·vt to take the life of; to kill.
4. quell ·vt to overpower; to subdue; to put down.
5. quell ·vi to be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.
6. quell ·vt to quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.