quench

verb

1. 1

   cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

   quench steel

2. 2

   reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

3. 3

   suppress or crush completely

   squelch any sign of dissent

   quench a rebellion

4. 4

   satisfy (thirst)

   The cold water quenched his thirst

5. 5

   electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

6. 6

   put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

   Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained

   quench the flames