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quench
[kwench]
verb (used with object)
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.).
to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.
to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell.
to quench an uprising.
Electronics., to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage.
quench
/ kwɛntʃ /
verb
to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
to put down or quell; suppress
to quench a rebellion
to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
electronics
to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit
to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
Other Word Forms
- quenchable adjective
- quenchableness noun
- quencher noun
- unquenchable adjective
- unquenched adjective
- quenchless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of quench1
Example Sentences
Are we not warmed by the same ultraviolet rays, quenched by the same pirated water, ensnared in the same gill net of freeways?
The duke was sent to Germany to cool his ardour, but the imposed distance failed to quench the flame.
“For a lot of people, a beverage is just to quench the thirst or get an energy boost with caffeine, so yeah maybe the tea behind it isn’t really that important for them.”
I sipped on this drink during a midday walk and it kept me cool, quenched and satisfied.
On the other hand, they wrote, allowing potentially defective drugs to be widely used is akin to "drinking poison to quench thirst".
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