quench

(kwĕnch)
tr.v., quenched, quench·ing, quench·es.

1. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
2. To suppress; squelch: The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.
3. To put an end to; destroy.
4. To slake; satisfy: Mineral water quenched our thirst.
5. To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.

[Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in ācwencan, to quench).]

quenchable quench'a·ble adj.
quencher quench'er n.
quenchless quench'less adj.

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verb

1. To cause to stop burning or giving light: douse, extinguish, put out, snuff out. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal sit on (or upon). See restraint/unrestraint.
3. To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight: choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, squash, squelch, suppress. Idioms: put the lid on. See continue/stop/pause, win/lose/recovery.

v

Definition: destroy, extinguish
Antonyms: set, start

v

Definition: satisfy, often thirst
Antonyms: dissatisfy

IN BRIEF: To put out. Also: To satisfy one's thirst.

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model. — Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

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a substance capable of reducing or destroying luminescence through deactivation of an excited chemical species. In biological systems this usually occurs by chemical reaction (e.g. complex formation), by exchange of energy on collision, or by resonance energy transfer.

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To put out, extinguish, or suppress; to cool (as hot metal) by immersing in water. In liquid scintillation counting, any process taking place within the sample container which results in a decrease in number or intensity of the light flashes produced, thus lowering the amount of energy recorded.

v

To cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil.

For a list of words related to quenching, see:

• Sculpture Tools and Techniques - quenching: quick-cooling of heated metal by immersion in brine, oil, or water

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - stille, dæmpe, undertrykke, slukke
n. - afkøling og hærdning (ved neddypning i vand eller olie)

Nederlands (Dutch)
doven, afkoelen (d.m.v. water/lucht etc.), onderdrukken (behoefte), blussen, tegenstander het zwijgen opleggen, lessen

Français (French)
v. tr. - éteindre (une flamme) (littér), étancher (la soif), étouffer (l'enthousiasme), (Tech) tremper (un métal)
n. - (Tech) trempe

Deutsch (German)
v. - löschen, auslöschen, abschrecken, abkühlen, unterdrücken
n. - (Tech.) Abschreckung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σβήνω (φωτιά ή δίψα), καταστέλλω, καταπνίγω

Italiano (Italian)
smorzare, dissetare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - saciar, extinguir, fazer calar (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
подавить, погасить, утолить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apagar, extinguir, sofocar, aplacar, calmar, saciar
n. - acto de apagar/extinguir, algo muy caliente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - släcka, dämpa, släcka, härda (tekn.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
压制, 抑制, 熄灭, 解, 扑灭, 消除

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 壓制, 抑制, 熄滅, 解, 撲滅
n. - 熄滅, 消除

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (불 따위를) 끄다, (갈증 따위를) 풀다, 억누르다
n. - 갈증을 푸는 것, 냉각기, 마실 것

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 癒す, 消す, 冷やす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يروي عطشه, يخمد النار, يبرد, يقمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרווה, שם קץ ל-, צינן, כיבה‬
n. - ‮מצנן, מכבה‬

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