Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - quench
Quench
quench
v.tr. 1 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2 extinguish (a fire or light etc.). 3 cool, esp. with water (heat, a heated thing). 4 esp. Metallurgy cool (a hot substance) in cold water, air, oil, etc. 5 a stifle or suppress (desire etc.). b Physics & Electronics inhibit or prevent (oscillation, luminescence, etc.) by counteractive means. 6 sl. reduce (an opponent) to silence. Derivatives quenchable adj. quencher n. quenchless adj. Etymology: ME f. OE -cwencan causative f. -cwincan be extinguished
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verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -cwencan; akin to Old English -cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. put out, extinguish, to put out the light or fire of , to cool (as heated metal) suddenly by immersion (as in oil or water), to cause to lose heat or warmth , 2. to bring (something immaterial) to an end typically by satisfying, damping, cooling, or decreasing , to terminate by or as if by destroying ; eliminate , to relieve or satisfy with liquid , intransitive verb to become extinguished ; cool, to become calm ; subside, ~able adjective ~er noun ~less adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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