QUENCH

quench. Quench, v.t. quenched, quencht, pret. and pa. to extinguish, cool, allay, destroy

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Quench (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quenched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quenching.] [[OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in ācwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, ācwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cwīnan, ācwīnan, to waste or dwindle away.]] 1. 1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; — said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
Ere our blood shall quench that fire. Shak. The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the wonder of her infamy. Shak. 2. 2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
Syn. — To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.