Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quenchput out, as of fires, flames, or lights“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”,
“quench the flames”,
“snuff out the candles” (v)quenchsuppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device (v)squelch, quell, quenchsuppress or crush completely“squelch any sign of dissent”,
“quench a rebellion” (v)quenchreduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance (v)quenchcool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid“quench steel”