Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Quench (-ed, -ing)
quench (-ed, -ing), v. [ME cwenken < OE cwincan, go out, be extinguished.]
- Expire; ebb; fade; die down; vanish slowly; gradually lose intensity; [fig.] exit; depart; die; set; disappear beyond the horizon.
- Extinguish; snuff out; put out; [fig.] drown; kill.
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