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quench
Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
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verb
Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
“Quench steel”
verb
Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
verb
Suppress or crush completely
“Squelch any sign of dissent”
verb
Satisfy (thirst)
“The cold water quenched his thirst”
verb
Suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
verb
Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”
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Quench steel
Squelch any sign of dissent
Quench a rebellion
The cold water quenched his thirst
Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
Quench the flames
Snuff out the candles
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