[ verb ]
■ cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
e.g.)
・quench steel
[ verb ]
■ reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
[ verb ]
■ suppress or crush completely
e.g.)
・quench a rebellion
→
quell
,
squelch
[ verb ]
■ satisfy (thirst)
e.g.)
・The cold water quenched his thirst
→
allay
,
assuage
,
slake
[ verb ]
■ electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
[ verb ]
■ put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
e.g.)
・quench the flames
→
blow out
,
extinguish
,
snuff out
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