Verb
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cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
"quench steel"
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reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
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suppress or crush completely
"squelch any sign of dissent"
"quench a rebellion"
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electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
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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"
"snuff out the candles"
- snuff out - blow out -
satisfy (thirst)
"The cold water quenched his thirst"