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QUENCH

Definition:

1. [verb] satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
   Synonyms: slake, allay, assuage
   
   
2. [verb] 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"
   Synonyms: snuff out, blow out, extinguish
   
   
3. [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
   
   
4. [verb] suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
   Synonyms: squelch, quell
   
   
5. [verb] reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
   
   
6. [verb] cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
   
   

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Related Words:

• douse, put out
• black out

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