Quench

·vt To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.

II. Quench ·vi To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.

III. Quench ·vt To Extinguish; to Overwhelm; to make an end of;

— said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, ·etc.