<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).</li><li>to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.).</li><li>to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.</li><li>to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising.</li><li>Electronics: to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>