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"The cold water quenched his thirst"verbsatisfy (thirst)
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"quench a rebellion"verbsuppress or crush completelytype of:
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"quench the flames"verbput out, as of fires, flames, or lights
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"quench steel"verbcool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
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verbelectronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or devicetype of:
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verbreduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
Definition that contains quench
- unquenchable impossible to quench
- oil-hardened steel steel that is quenched in oil
- martensite a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel
- quenchless impossible to quench