(פ') להרוות (צימאון); לכבות; לצנן; לכבוש (יצר); לשים קץ ל-, לחסל; לדכא; לשכך

v. satisfy a need (esp. thirst); extinguish, put out; cool by immersing in a cold liquid; repress a desire (or urge, etc.); put an end to, destroy; relieve

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Verb
1. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
(synonym) slake, allay, assuage
(hypernym) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
(entail) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
2. 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"; "snuff out the candles"
(synonym) snuff out, blow out, extinguish
(hyponym) douse, put out
(derivation) extinction, extinguishing, quenching
3. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
(hypernym) restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
4. suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
(synonym) squelch, quell
(hypernym) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
5. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
(hypernym) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
6. cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
(hypernym) cool, chill, cool down

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