transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwench ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -cwencan; akin to Old English -cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka
Date: 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : put out , extinguish
b. : to put out the light or fire of
quench glowing coals with water
c. : to cool (as heated metal) suddenly by immersion (as in oil or water)
d. : to cause to lose heat or warmth
you have quench ed the warmth of France toward you — Alfred Tennyson
2.
a. : to bring (something immaterial) to an end typically by satisfying, damping, cooling, or decreasing
a rational understanding of the laws of nature can quench impossible desires — Lucius Garvin
the praise that quench es all desire to read the book — T. S. Eliot
b. : to terminate by or as if by destroying : eliminate
the Commonwealth party quench ed a whole generation of play-acting — Margery Bailey
quench a rebellion
c. : to relieve or satisfy with liquid
quench ed his thirst at a wayside spring
intransitive verb
1. : to become extinguished : cool
2. : to become calm : subside
• quench·able ˈkwen-chə-bəl adjective
• quench·er noun
• quench·less ˈkwench-ləs adjective