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1. (v.t.) quench
to satisfy; allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
2. quench
to put out; extinguish (fire, flames, etc.).
3. quench
to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.
4. quench
to overcome; quell.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME quenchen, earlier cwenken; cf. OE -cwencan in ācwencan to quench)
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1. (verb) quench, slake, allay, assuage
satisfy (thirst)
"The cold water quenched his thirst"
2. (verb) snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench
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"; "snuff out the candles"
3. (verb) quench
electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
4. (verb) squelch, quell, quench
suppress or crush completely
"squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
5. (verb) quench
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
6. (verb) quench
cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
"quench steel"
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| Definition of 'quench' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) quench
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
2. (verb) quench
to cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering
3. (verb) quench
to become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool
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Sense: to drink enough to take away (one's thirst)
I had a glass of lemonade to quench my thirst.
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 Afrikaans: les |
 Arabic: يُطْفِئ ظَمأ |
 Bulgarian: утолявам |
 Brazilian: extinguir |
 Czech: uhasit |
 German: löschen |
 Danish: slukke |
 Greek: πίνω αρκετά ώστε να ξεδιψ |
 Spanish: saciar; apagar |
 Estonian: (janu) kustutama |
 Farsi: فرو نشاندن |
 Finnish: sammuttaa |
 French: étancher |
 Hebrew: לְהַרווֹת |
 Hindi: ठंडा करना |
 Croatian: utažiti |
 Hungarian: elolt (szomjúságot) |
 Indonesian: minum sebanyak-banyaknya |
 Icelandic: svala, sefa |
 Italian: spegnere |
 Japanese: いやす |
 Korean: 가라 앉히다 |
 Lithuanian: numalšinti |
 Latvian: dzesēt (slāpes) |
 Malay: menghilangkan |
 Dutch: lessen |
 Norwegian: slokke, stille (tørsten) |
 Polish: ugasić |
 Persian: فرو نشاندن |
 Pashto: وژل (لكه داور): ماتول (دت |
 Portuguese: extinguir |
 Romanian: a stinge |
 Russian: утолять |
 Slovak: uhasiť |
 Slovenian: pogasiti |
 Serbian: ugasiti |
 Swedish: släcka |
 Thai: ระงับ (ความกระหายน้ำ, ควา |
 Turkish: gidermek, dindirmek |
 Taiwanese: 解渴 |
 Ukrainian: утамовувати |
 Urdu: پیاس بجھانا |
 Vietnamese: làm hết khát |
 Chinese: 解渴 |
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