overquell
overquell verb: to quell or subdue completely; gain or have power over.
Verb
overquell (third-person singular simple present overquells, present participle overquelling, simple past and past participle overquelled)
- 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
- What champion now shall tame the power Hell,
Forms of overquell
| third-person singular present | overquells |
|---|---|
| present participle | overquelling |
| past participle | overquelled |
| past | overquelled |
Origin of overquell
From Middle English overquellen, equivalent to over- + quell.
Questions about overquell
- What does overquell mean?
- Overquell means to quell or subdue completely; gain or have power over.
- What part of speech is overquell?
- Overquell is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overquell?
- The past tense of overquell is overquelled.
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