quench

Verb

• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
  • quench steel
    

• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

• suppress or crush completely
  • squelch any sign of dissent
    
  • quench a rebellion
    

• electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

• put 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
    

• satisfy (thirst)
  • The cold water quenched his thirst
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  squelch , quell , snuff out , blow out , extinguish , slake , allay , assuage
• Antonyms: 
  ignite , light