QUENCH, v.t. 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. 1Thess. 5. QUENCH, v.i. To cool; to become cool. Dost thou think, in time she will not quench? [Not in use.]
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