Quench QUENCH, v.t. 1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench
flame. 2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or
emotion. 3. To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst. 4. To
destroy. 5. To check; to stifle; as, to quench the Spirit. 1 Th
5. QUENCH, v.i. To cool; to become cool. Dost thou think,
in time she will not quench? [Not in use.]
quench
v 1: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
[syn: quench, slake, allay, assuage]
2: 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"
[syn: snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench] [ant:
ignite, light]
3: 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: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent";
"quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell, quench]
5: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in
(excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable
substance
6: cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid;
"quench steel"
quench verbEtymology: Middle English, from Old English -cwencan; akin to
Old English -cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinkaDate:
12th century transitive verb1.a.put out, extinguishb. to put out the light
or fire of <quench glowing coals with water> c. to
cool (as heated metal) suddenly by immersion (as in oil or water) d.
to cause to lose heat or warmth <you have quenched
the warmth of France toward you — Alfred Tennyson>
2.a. to bring (something immaterial) to an end typically by
satisfying, damping, cooling, or decreasing <a rational understanding
of the laws of nature can quench impossible desires — Lucius
Garvin> <the praise that quenches all desire to
read the book — T. S. Eliot> b. to terminate by or as
if by destroying ;eliminate <the Commonwealth party
quenched a whole generation of play-acting — Margery
Bailey> <quench a rebellion> c. to relieve or
satisfy with liquid <quenched his thirst at a wayside
spring>
intransitive verb1. to become extinguished ;cool2. to become calm ;subside
• quenchableadjective • quenchernoun
• quenchlessadjective
quench v.tr. 1 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2 extinguish (a fire or light etc.). 3 cool, esp. with water (heat, a heated thing). 4 esp. Metallurgy cool (a hot substance) in cold water,
air, oil, etc. 5 a stifle or suppress (desire etc.). b Physics & Electronics inhibit or prevent (oscillation, luminescence, etc.) by counteractive means. 6 sl. reduce (an opponent) to
silence. Derivatives: quenchable adj. quencher n. quenchless adj. Etymology: ME f. OE -cwencan causative f. -cwincan be extinguished
quench
(quenches, quenching, quenched)
If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by
having a drink.
He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.VERB: V n
quench
kwentʃ v.tr. 1 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2 extinguish (a fire or
light etc.). 3 cool, esp. with water (heat, a heated thing). 4 esp. Metallurgy
cool (a hot substance) in cold water, air, oil, etc. 5 a stifle or suppress
(desire etc.). b Physics & Electronics inhibit or prevent (oscillation,
luminescence, etc.) by counteractive means. 6 sl. reduce (an opponent) to
silence. øøquenchable adj. quencher n. quenchless adj. [ME f. OE -cwencan
causative f. -cwincan be extinguished]
Quench \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
kwench, kwensh: Where the word is used of fire or of thirst it has the
usual meaning: "to allay," "to extinguish," "to suppress," "to cool." In
the Old Testament it is frequently applied to the affections and passions
(see 2Ki 22:17; So 8:7; Isa 42:3; Jer 4:4; 21:12). Quenching the coal
or the light of Israel may mean slaying a dear one or a brilliant leader. In
the New Testament it is also used figuratively, as in Eph 6:16 the
shield of faith quenches the fiery darts of the evil one. In Mr 9:48,
sbennumi, and its derivative are applied with reference to Gehenna (translated
"hell"). The same word is also used of resisting the gifts of the Holy Spirit
in 1Th 5:19.
G. H. Gerberding
quench
kwentʃ v.
1 satisfy, slake, sate, surfeit, satiate, allay, appease: My thirst isn't quenched by
those sweet fizzy drinks.
2 put out, extinguish, douse, smother, snuff out, stifle, kill, destroy, suppress,
squelch, repress, overcome, subdue: Even the most totalitarian regime cannot entirely quench
the fire of freedom in the hearts of the oppressed.
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