Quench

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Quench
Author: Noah Webster

QUENCH, v.t.

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.

1 Th 5.

QUENCH, v.i. To cool; to become cool.

Dost thou think, in time she will not quench? [Not in use.]

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Quench," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed October 30, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4AAYFN9U9ZY8C7K.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Quench." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 30 Oct. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4AAYFN9U9ZY8C7K.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Quench' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 30 October 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4AAYFN9U9ZY8C7K.