to lead to to stop; to quell; to serene; to continue to; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind OED is undergoing a constant programme of revision to modernize and make improvements to definitions. This entry hasn't however been completely revised. Wise Vocabulary: associated text https://stephenygmqu.blog4youth.com/36716659/how-to-kill-lord-of-ferea-an-overview