QUENCH, verb transitive 1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame. 2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion. 3. To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst. 4. To destroy. 5. To check; to stifle; as, to quench the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:19. QUENCH, verb intransitive To cool; to become cool. Dost thou think, in time she will not quench? [Not in use.]
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