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quench

[ kwench ]

verb (used with object)

  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.


quench

/ ɛԳʃ /

verb

  1. to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
  2. to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
  3. to put down or quell; suppress

    to quench a rebellion

  4. to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
  5. physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
  6. electronics
    1. to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit
    2. to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱԳ, noun
  • ˈܱԳ, adjective
  • ˈܱԳ󲹲, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܱԳa· adjective
  • ܱԳa··ness noun
  • ܱԳİ noun
  • un·ܱԳa· adjective
  • ܲ·ܱԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of quench1

1150–1200; Middle English quenchen, earlier cwenken; compare Old English -cwencan in 峦ɱԳ to quench ( a- 3 )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of quench1

Old English 峦ɱԳ to extinguish; related to Old Frisian quinka to vanish
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On the other hand, they wrote, allowing potentially defective drugs to be widely used is akin to "drinking poison to quench thirst".

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They quenched their thirst by drinking contaminated water from a nearby well.

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“This is a symbol of water to quench and heal the ground — for regrowth.”

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"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.

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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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