
[Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in ācwencan, to quench).]
quenchable quench'a·ble adj.
verb
Definition: destroy, extinguish
Antonyms: set, start
v
Definition: satisfy, often thirst
Antonyms: dissatisfy
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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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.
To cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil.

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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