quench

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kwɛnt͡ʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #21580

Meanings

1

verb
cool by plunging into cold water or other liquid

The blacksmith quenches the steel in a tub of water.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

extinguish

Opposites

enkindle combust kindle

Word family

Forms quenchedquenchesquenchingquenchless

Derived forms dequenchnonquenchednonquenchingoutquenchprequenchquenchabilityquenchablequenchcoalquencherquenchlessquenchyrequench

Etymology

From Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.

quenchen Middle English cwenċan Old English *kwankijaną Proto-Germanic

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Actions & Processes

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