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Definitions for Quench

[1] to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
[2] to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.).
[3] to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.
[4] to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising.
[5] Electronics . to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage.
[6] to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
[7] to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
[8] to put down or quell; suppress to quench a rebellion
[9] to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
[10] physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
[11] electronics to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

Words related to Quench

dampen, suppress, quell, quash, douse, satiate, appease, assuage, slake, sate, alleviate, allay, demolish, moisten, end, annihilate, wreck, shatter, ruin, dismantle

Words nearby Quench

quelpart, quelque-chose, quelquechose, quemoy, quena, quench, quenching, quenchless, queneau, quenelle, quentin

Origin of Quench

1150–1200; Middle English quenchen, earlier cwenken; compare Old English -cwencan in ācwencan to quench (cf. a-3)

Other words from Quench

quench·a·ble , adjective
quench·a·ble·ness , noun
quench·er , noun
un·quench·a·ble , adjective
un·quenched , adjective

Word origin for Quench

Old English ācwencan to extinguish; related to Old Frisian quinka to vanish

Synonyms for Quench

dampen, douse, quash, quell, snuff out, suppress, annihilate, check, choke, crush, decimate, demolish, destruct, dismantle, end, kill, moisten, raze, ruin, shatter, smother, stifle, wreck, knock down, put down, put out