Noah Webster
Quench
QUENCH, verb transitive
1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame.
2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion.
3. To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst.
4. To destroy.
5. To check; to stifle; as, to quench the Spirit.
QUENCH, verb intransitive To cool; to become cool.
Dost thou think, in time she will not quench? [Not in use.]