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cwencan
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Quench — Quench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [=a]cwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[=i]nan, [=a]cw[=i]nan, to waste or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quenched — Quench Quench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [=a]cwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[=i]nan, [=a]cw[=i]nan, to waste… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quenching — Quench Quench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [=a]cwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[=i]nan, [=a]cw[=i]nan, to waste… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quench — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwencan; akin to Old English cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. a. put out, extinguish b. to put out the light or fire of < quench glowing coals with water… … New Collegiate Dictionary
quench — quenchable, adj. quenchableness, n. quencher, n. /kwench/, v.t. 1. to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). 2. to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). 3. to cool suddenly by plunging into … Universalium
quench — [kwentʃ] v [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: cwencan] 1.) quench your thirst to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something ▪ We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst. 2.) quench a fire/flames to stop a fire from burning ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quench — verb 1》 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2》 satisfy (a desire). 3》 extinguish (a fire). ↘rapidly cool (hot metal). 4》 stifle (a feeling). ↘dated reduce to silence. 5》 Physics & Electronics suppress or damp (luminescence, an oscillation,… … English new terms dictionary
quench — [[t]kwɛntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to satisfy; allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.) 2) to put out; extinguish (fire, flames, etc.) 3) mel to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water 4) to overcome; quell •… … From formal English to slang
quench — /kwɛntʃ / (say kwench) verb (t) 1. to slake, as thirst; allay; satisfy. 2. to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). 3. to cool suddenly, as by plunging into water, as steel in tempering it. 4. to suppress; stifle; subdue; overcome. 5.… …
gʷei̯ ǝ- — gʷei̯ ǝ English meaning: to prevail, be mighty Deutsche Übersetzung: “ũberwältigen, Gewalt, gewaltsam niederdrũcken “ Material: O.Ind. jyü , jiyü f. “Übergewalt” (= Gk. βίᾱ), jyü na m, jyünī ḥ “Bedrũckung”, jyü yün… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
