Home › Words › O › overquelloverquelloverquell · verb — to quell or subdue completely; gain or have power over.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Middle English overquellen, equivalent to over- + quell.verbTo quell or subdue completely; gain or have power over.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.quell 75% match — To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. vs overquell →quellable 67% match — Able to be quelled. vs overquell →quelling 64% match — The act by which something is quelled. vs overquell →subdue 64% match — To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. vs overquell →overwield 62% match — To wield over or in excess; overpower vs overquell →vanquish 62% match — To defeat (someone); to overcome. vs overquell →overput 60% match — To overthrow; subdue. vs overquell →conquer 59% match — To defeat in combat; to subjugate. vs overquell →