Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Quench"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quench \Quench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to
extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [=a]cwincan, to
decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[=i]nan, [=a]cw[=i]nan, to
waste or dwindle away.]
1. 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.
Ere our blood shall quench that fire. --Shak.
The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the
wonder of her infamy. --Shak.
2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
Syn: To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quench \Quench\, v. i.
To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
[R.]
Dost thou think in time She will not quench! --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quench
v 1: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn:
{slake}, {allay}, {assuage}]
2: 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" [syn: {extinguish}] [ant:
{ignite}]
3: electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off
in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or
discharge) in a component or device
4: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent";
"quench a rebellion" [syn: {squelch}, {quell}]
5: physics: reduce the degree of (luminescence or
phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by
adding a suitable substance
6: cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
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