Quench means to put out, put an end to, or satisfy. If you're stranded in the middle of the desert with nothing to drink, you're probably dreaming of a nice big glass of ice water to quench your thirst.
To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions;
Verb
cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
Verb
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
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suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
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satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
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electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
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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"
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
v. i.
To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or
cool.
Quench
Ere our blood shall quench that fire.
The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the wonder of her infamy.2.
Quench
Dost thou think in time She will not quench!
To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions;
To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
Usage Examples
He must pull out his own eyes, and see no creature, before he can say, he sees no God He must be no man, and quench his reasonable soul, before he can say to himself, there is no God.
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Other Usage ExamplesDo not quench your inspiration and your imagination do not become the slave of your model.
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
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