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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.

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

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quencha·ble adj.

quencher n.

quenchless adj.

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quench

Verb

1. to satisfy (one's thirst)

2. to put out; extinguish

3. to suppress or subdue

4. Metallurgy to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water [Old English ācwencan to extinguish]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	quench - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" slake, allay, assuage fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need
	2.	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" blow out, extinguish, snuff out 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" quell, squelch 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"

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quench

verb 1. satisfy, appease, allay, satiate, slake, sate

verb 2. put out, extinguish, douse, end, check, destroy, crush, suppress, stifle, smother, snuff out, squelch

Translations

quench [kwɛntʃ] vt [+ flames] → apagar;

to quench one's thirst → apagar la sed

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quench [kwɛntʃ] vt [+ flames] → éteindre;

to quench one's thirst → se désaltérer

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quench [kwɛntʃ] vt to quench one's thirst → seinen Durst stillen

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quench [kwɛntʃ] vt [+ flames] → spegnere;

to quench one's thirst → dissetarsi

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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 갈증을 해소하다 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 解渴

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 진화하다 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 扑灭