overquell en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English overquellen, equivalent to over- + quell.
Meanings
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(transitive) To quell or subdue completely; gain or have power over.
What champion now shall tame the power Hell, And the unruly spirits overquell?
1597, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First Three Bookes, of Tooth-lesse Satyrs. […], London: […] Thomas Creede, for Robert Dexter, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overquells | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overquelling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overquelled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overquelled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |