Thesaurus: quench

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1. 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.
2. v. t. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
3. v. i. To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
4. v. satisfy (thirst)
5. v. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
6. v. suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
7. v. suppress or crush completely
8. v. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
9. v. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
10. v:100 v. satisfy (thirst) v. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device v. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance