1. (

• quench ,
• slake ,
• allay ,
• assuage

) satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" ;

2. (

• snuff_out ,
• blow_out ,
• extinguish ,
• quench

) 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" ;

3. (

• quench ,

) 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. (

• squelch ,
• quell ,
• quench ,

) suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" ;

5. (

• quench ,

) reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance ;

6. (

• quench ,

) cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel" ;

1. (

• quenched ,
• satisfied ,
• slaked

) allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" ;

2. (

• quelled ,
• quenched ,
• squelched

) subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor" ;