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quench

(kwĕnch)

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 slake; satisfy: Mineral water quenched our thirst.

4. To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.

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

quench′a·ble adj.

quench′er n.

quench′less adj.

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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. (Metallurgy) to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water

5. (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]

ˈquenchable adj

ˈquencher n

ˈquenching n

ˈquenchless adj

ˈquenchlessly adv

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quench

(kwɛntʃ)

v.t.

1. to satisfy; allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).

2. to put out; extinguish (fire, flames, etc.).

3. to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.

4. to overcome; quell.

[1150–1200; Middle English quenchen, earlier cwenken; compare Old English -cwencan in ācwencan to quench]

quench′a•ble, adj.

quench′er, n.

quench

Past participle: quenched
Gerund: quenching

Imperative
quench
quench

Present
I quench
you quench
he/she/it quenches
we quench
you quench
they quench

Preterite
I quenched
you quenched
he/she/it quenched
we quenched
you quenched
they quenched

Present Continuous
I am quenching
you are quenching
he/she/it is quenching
we are quenching
you are quenching
they are quenching

Present Perfect
I have quenched
you have quenched
he/she/it has quenched
we have quenched
you have quenched
they have quenched

Past Continuous
I was quenching
you were quenching
he/she/it was quenching
we were quenching
you were quenching
they were quenching

Past Perfect
I had quenched
you had quenched
he/she/it had quenched
we had quenched
you had quenched
they had quenched

Future
I will quench
you will quench
he/she/it will quench
we will quench
you will quench
they will quench

Future Perfect
I will have quenched
you will have quenched
he/she/it will have quenched
we will have quenched
you will have quenched
they will have quenched

Future Continuous
I will be quenching
you will be quenching
he/she/it will be quenching
we will be quenching
you will be quenching
they will be quenching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quenching
you have been quenching
he/she/it has been quenching
we have been quenching
you have been quenching
they have been quenching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quenching
you will have been quenching
he/she/it will have been quenching
we will have been quenching
you will have been quenching
they will have been quenching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quenching
you had been quenching
he/she/it had been quenching
we had been quenching
you had been quenching
they had been quenching

Conditional
I would quench
you would quench
he/she/it would quench
we would quench
you would quench
they would quench

Past Conditional
I would have quenched
you would have quenched
he/she/it would have quenched
we would have quenched
you would have quenched
they would have quenched

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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"

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

quench

verb

1. To cause to stop burning or giving light:

douse, extinguish, put out, snuff out.

2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:

burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.

Informal: sit on (or upon).

3. To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight:

choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, squash, squelch, suppress.

Idiom: put the lid on.

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quench

[kwentʃ] VT [+ flames, thirst] → apagar; [+ hope] → matar, sofocar; [+ desire] → satisfacer; [+ enthusiasm, passion] → enfriar

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quench

(kwentʃ) verb

1. to drink enough to take away (one's thirst). I had a glass of lemonade to quench my thirst.saciar; apagar

2. to put out (a fire). The firemen were unable to quench the fire.apagar, extinguir

quench

v. extinguir, apagar; [thirst] saciar.

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