quench

Plural: quenches

Verb

Verb Forms: quenched, quenching, quenches

• To satisfy a thirst, extinguish a fire, or suppress a feeling.
• satisfy (thirst)
  • "The cold water quenched his thirst"
• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  • "quench the flames"
• electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
• suppress or crush completely
  • "quench a rebellion"
• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
  • "quench steel"
• To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
• To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
• To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
• To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
• To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
• To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.

Noun

• The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
• The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
• A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.

Examples

• If someone is pinned against the MRI magnet by a ferromagnetic object, you may need to quench the magnet in order to free them.
• The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.
• The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.
• Winning the game would QUENCH his thirst for victory after a long losing streak.

Synonyms

allay, assuage, blow out, extinguish, quell, slake, snuff out, squelch, appease

Antonyms

ignite

Anagrams of quench