Emily Dickinson Lexicon

QUENCH, v.t. [Sax. cwencan.]

1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame.
2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion. – Shak.
3. To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst.
4. To destroy. – Davies.
5. To check; to stifle; as, to quench the Spirit. – 1 Thess. v.