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quench
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quench  (kwnch)
tr.v. quenched, quench·ing, quench·es
1. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
2. To suppress; squelch: The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.
3. To put an end to; destroy.
4. To slake; satisfy: Mineral water quenched our thirst.
5. To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.

[Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in cwencan, to quench).]

quencha·ble adj.
quencher n.
quenchless adj.

quench [kwɛntʃ]
vb (tr)
1. to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc.); slake
2. to put out (a fire, flame, etc.); extinguish
3. to put down or quell; suppress to quench a rebellion
4. (Engineering / Metallurgy) to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
6. (Electronics) Electronics
a.  to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit
b.  to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
[Old English ācwencan to extinguish; related to Old Frisian quinka to vanish]
quenchable  adj
quencher  n
quenchless  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.quench - satisfy (thirst)quench - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need
2.quench - put out, as of fires, flames, or lightsquench - 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"
stub - extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"
douse, put out - put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
black out - obliterate or extinguish; "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived"
3.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
bottle up, suppress, inhibit - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
4.quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
5.quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
6.quench - cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
cool, cool down, chill - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

quench
verb
1. satisfy, appease, allay, satiate, slake, sate He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.
2. put out, extinguish, douse, end, check, destroy, crush, suppress, stifle, smother, snuff out, squelch Fire crews struggled to quench the fire.
Translations
quench [kwentʃ] VT [+ flames, thirst] → apagar; [+ hope] → matar, sofocar; [+ desire] → satisfacer; [+ enthusiasm, passion] → enfriar

quench [ˈkwɛntʃ] vt
[+ flames] → éteindre
to quench one's thirst → se désaltérer

quench
vt flames, fire, thirstlöschen; (liter) desirestillen; enthusiasmdämpfen

quench [kwɛntʃ] vt (thirst) → togliere, levare; (flames) → spegnere
to quench one's thirst → dissetarsi

quench
v quench [kwentʃ]
1 to drink enough to take away (one's thirst) I had a glass of lemonade to quench my thirst. les يُطْفِئ ظَمأ утолявам uhasit slukke löschen πίνω αρκετά ώστε να ξεδιψάσω saciar; apagar (janu) kustutama فرو نشاندن sammuttaa étancher לְהַרווֹת ठंडा करना utažiti elolt (szomjúságot) minum sebanyak-banyaknya svala, sefa spegnere いやす 가라 앉히다 numalšinti dzesēt (slāpes) menghilangkan lessen slokke, stille (tørsten) ugasić extinguir a stinge утолять uhasiť pogasiti ugasiti släcka ระงับ (ความกระหายน้ำ, ความปรารถนา) gidermek, dindirmek 解渴 утамовувати پیاس بجھانا làm hết khát
2 to put out (a fire) The firemen were unable to quench the fire. uitdoof يُطْفِئ النّار гася uhasit slukke löschen σβήνω φωτιά apagar, extinguir (tuld) kustutama خاموش کردن sammuttaa éteindre לְכַבּוֹת बुझाना ugasiti elolt (tüzet) memadamkan slökkva spegnere 消火する 끄다 užgesinti []dzēst (liesmu) memadamkan blussen slokke ugasić extinguir a stinge (по)тушить zahasiť pogasiti ugasiti släcka ดับ (ไฟ) söndürmek 撲滅 гасити آگ وغیرہ بجھانا dập tắt lửa


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