About The Word Quench
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Quench
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What's The Definition Of Quench?
[v] cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
[v] physics: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance [v] suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [v] satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [v] electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device [v] put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames" Synonyms | Synonyms for Quench: allay | assuage | extinguish | quell | slake | squelch Related Terms | Find terms related to Quench: See Also | black out | bring down | chill | conquer | consume | cool | cool down | curb | cut | cut back | cut down | douse | fill | fulfil | fulfill | have | hold back | ingest | inhibit | keep | keep back | meet | put out | reduce | restrain | satisfy | stamp down | subdue | suppress | suppress | take | take in | trim | trim back | trim down Quench In Webster's Dictionary \Quench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to
extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [=a]cwincan, to
decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[=i]nan, [=a]cw[=i]nan, to
waste or dwindle away.]
1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of
flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of
sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a
candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
Ere our blood shall quench that fire. --Shak.
The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the
wonder of her infamy. --Shak.
2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
Syn: To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
\Quench\, v. i. To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. [R.] Dost thou think in time She will not quench! --Shak. |
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