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quench

/kˈwentʃ/KWENCH
/kˈwɛntʃ/KWENCH

Meaningextinguishing

Common meaning: to put out a fire

Other meanings: to satisfy thirst

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcwencan‘in the comp’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishquenchensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsin the comp → to put out a firequench‘to put out a fire’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English cwencan ‘extinguishing’.

Roots

  • cwencan Old English “extinguishing”

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