vt to cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
2. quench ·vi to become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
3. quench ·vt 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.