The difference between Delay and Quell
When used as nouns, delay means a period of time before an event occurs, whereas quell means a subduing.
When used as verbs, delay means to put off until a later time, whereas quell means to subdue, to put down.
check bellow for the other definitions of Delay and Quell
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Delay as a noun:
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
Examples:
"the delay before the echo of a sound"
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Delay as a noun (music):
An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
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Delay as a verb:
To put off until a later time; to defer.
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Delay as a verb:
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
Examples:
"The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow."
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Delay as a verb (obsolete):
To allay; to temper.
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Delay as a verb (obsolete):
To dilute, temper.
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Delay as a verb (obsolete):
To assuage, quench, allay.
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Quell as a verb (transitive):
To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.
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Quell as a verb (transitive):
To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
Examples:
"to quell grief"
"to quell the tumult of the soul"
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Quell as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To kill.
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Quell as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
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Quell as a verb:
To die.
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Quell as a noun:
A subduing.
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Quell as a noun:
A source, especially a spring.
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Quell as a noun:
An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.