quench — to satisfy thirst by drinking; to extinguish or put out a fire
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to satisfy thirst by drinking; to extinguish or put out a fire
Pronunciation (IPA): /kwentʃ/
Example Sentences
- The firefighters worked tirelessly to quench the forest fire.
- Nothing could quench her thirst for knowledge except reading 20 books a day.
- The cold lemonade perfectly quenched our thirst after the marathon.
quench
VERB[/kwentʃ/]
to satisfy thirst by drinking; to extinguish or put out a fire
to satisfy thirst by drinking; to extinguish or put out a fire
Drop the wrench in the trench, but quench the fire's thirst!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'cwencan' meaning 'to extinguish' or 'put out', related to Old Saxon 'quencan'. The word is likely of Germanic origin and may be connected to Old High German 'queck' meaning 'living' or 'quick', suggesting an original sense of 'to make lively' that evolved into 'to extinguish' and 'to satisfy'.
Breakdown
quench (verb stem) - from Old English cwencan, a causative verb form without productive modern morpheme breakdown, as it is a single lexical unit rather than a combination of separable morphemes in modern English
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The firefighters worked tirelessly to quench the forest fire.”
“Nothing could quench her thirst for knowledge except reading 20 books a day.”
“The cold lemonade perfectly quenched our thirst after the marathon.”
“He tried to quench his broken heart with chocolate, but ended up needing bigger pants.”
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