"quench" means to put out a fire using water. It can also by analogy mean to alleviate a thirst (quench a thirst).
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To quench something means to cool it down, eg. to quencha fire, or to quench your thirst by drinking.
He quenched his thirst with a cup of water.
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The word "quench" has several meanings. One meaning is to put out, as to put out a fire. Another meaning is to satisfy, as to quench one's thirst with a cold drink. Yet, another meaning is to eliminate, as to put an end to something, to terminate or destroy something,
Is it true that coke does not quench your thirst? This quench gum is amazing! Bob go get me a drink that will quench my thirst. This really did quench my thirst.
In the play Macbeth, "quench'd" typically refers to extinguishing or putting out a fire. It is often used metaphorically to indicate the act of ending life or suppressing something, such as ambition or desire.
Why, yes, you could put it that way.
The antonyms can be parch or dehydrate (quenching thirst). For a fire or other activities, the opposite can be start, inflame, or excite.
quench may mean in French, based on its English definitions:1 satisfaire (thirst, desires, passion, etc.)2 étancher (one's thirst)3 assouvir (desires, passions)4 éteindre (fire, flames)5 vaincre, soumettre, réduire (a revolt, an uprising)
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