quenches

/K W EH1 N CH AH0 Z/
verb
  1. 1

    To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.

    โ€œThe library quenched her thirst for knowledge.โ€

  2. 2

    To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

  3. 3

    To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

    โ€œThe swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.โ€

  4. 4

    To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.

  5. 5

    To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.

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