elicit vs quell

elicit

verb
  • To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. 

  • To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something. 

  • To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason 

quell

verb
  • To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. 

  • To die. 

  • To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. 

noun
  • A subduing. 

  • An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly. 

  • A source, especially a spring. 

How often have the words elicit and quell occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )