Quench
Quench , transitive verb
[Old English quenchen, Anglo-Saxon cwencan in ācwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, ācwincan, to decrease, disappear; compare Anglo-Saxon cwīnan, ācwīnan, to waste or dwindle away.]
1.
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.
Ere our blood shall quench that fire.
The supposition of the lady's death
Will quench the wonder of her infamy.
2.
To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
Quench , intransitive verb
To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. [Rare]
Dost thou think in time
She will not quench!