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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.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English quenchen, earlier cwenken; compare Old English -cwencan in ācwencan to quench (cf. a-3)
1150–1200; Middle English quenchen, earlier cwenken; compare Old English -cwencan in ācwencan to quench (cf. a-3)
Related forms
quench·a·ble, adjective
quench·a·ble·ness, noun
quench·er, noun
un·quench·a·ble, adjective
un·quenched, adjective
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quench (kwɛntʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| a. to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit | |
| b. to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device | |
| [Old English ācwencan to extinguish; related to Old Frisian quinka to vanish] | |
| 'quenchable | |
| —adj | |
| 'quencher | |
| —n | |
| 'quenchless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
quench
O.E. acwencan "to quench" (of fire, light), from P.Gmc. *cwandjan, probably a causative form of root of O.E. cwincan "to go out, be extinguished," O.Fris. kwinka.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
quenching quench·ing (kwěn'chĭng)
n.
The process of extinguishing, removing, or diminishing a physical property such as heat or light.
The shifting of the energy spectrum from a true to a lower energy that occurs in liquid scintillation counting of beta emissions; caused by interfering materials in the counting solution, including foreign chemicals.
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Example sentences
Other soft drinks are refreshing and thirst quenching, but they offer no benefits.
It is understood as the extinguishment of the flame of personal desire, the quenching of the fire of life.
When the imaging agent finds cathepsin-B, the enzyme cleaves off the quenching arm, freeing up the probe to glow brightly.
Quenching feelings of hardship also means never feeling desire or want.
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