overtake vs quell

overtake

noun
  • An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver. 

verb
  • To become greater than something else 

  • To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away 

  • To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic). 

quell

noun
  • A subduing. 

  • An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly. 

  • A source, especially a spring. 

verb
  • To die. 

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

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

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