quench /kwensh or kwentsh/

1. To put out (a fire, etc)
2. To put out the flame, light or sight of, or the desire for
3. To stop (a discharge of electrically-charged particles)
4. To reduce luminescence in (excited particles) (physics)
5. To cool with liquid
6. To slake
7. To damp down
8. To put an end to
9. To put to silence
10. To destroy
11. To extinguish hope, etc in (obsolete)

1. To be extinguished
2. To die down
3. To lose zeal
4. To subside in passion, grow cold (Shakespeare)

quenchˈable adjective

quenchˈer noun

1. Someone who or something that quenches
2. A draught or drink
3. Something introduced into a luminescent material to reduce the duration of phosphorescence (nuclear phys)

quenchˈing noun and adjective

quenchˈless adjective

Not to be extinguished

quenchˈlessly adverb

quenched spark noun

An oscillatory spark discharge extinguished after the first few oscillations

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