{f} 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
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
To quickly place a heated object in cold water This is usually done to either stop the cooking process or to separate the skin of an object from the meat This process is sometimes referred to as "shocking "
Rapid cooling in water to retain compounds in a supersaturated solid solution after the solution heat treatment (usually considered part of the solution heat-treatment process)
If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink. He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream
electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
rapid cooling of a material from a high temperature quickly, so that the material cannot assume its normal low temperature state
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"
To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron