Overquell

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To quell or subdue completely; gain or have power over. transitive

    "What champion now shall tame the power Hell, And the unruly spirits overquell?"

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"What champion now shall tame the power Hell, And the unruly spirits overquell?"

Etymology

From Middle English overquellen, equivalent to over- + quell.

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