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quench
[kwench]
verb (used with object)
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.).
to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.
to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell.
to quench an uprising.
Electronics.to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage.
quench
/ ɛԳʃ /
verb
to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
to put down or quell; suppress
to quench a rebellion
to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- quenchable adjective
- quenchableness noun
- quencher noun
- unquenchable adjective
- unquenched adjective
- ˈܱԳ noun
- ˈܱԳ adjective
- ˈܱԳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quench1
Example Sentences
On the other hand, they wrote, allowing potentially defective drugs to be widely used is akin to "drinking poison to quench thirst".
They quenched their thirst by drinking contaminated water from a nearby well.
“This is a symbol of water to quench and heal the ground — for regrowth.”
"I was successful in stopping the bill tonight, when a 2/3 vote was required, but undoubtably it will be back because Trump’s thirst for unlimited power can never be quenched," he wrote on X.
The danger that Mr Diriye faces is a recurring reality that many smugglers endure while illicitly ferrying alcohol from Ethiopia to Mogadishu, in order to quench the growing demand.
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