Quench, 1) tr. a) to put out, to extinguish (a fire or light): Ven. 192. Lucr. 47. Lucr. 47 Lucr. 47 Sonn. 154, 9. Gent. II, 7, 20. Err. V, 173. Mids. II, 1, 162. All's II, 1, 167. Wint. IV, 4, 61. John III, 1, 345. IV, 1, 63. H4B Ind. IV, 1, 63 H6C II, 1, 80. IV, 8, 8. H8 I, 1, 148. II, 4, 80. Cor. III, 1, 197. V, 2, 78. Tit. V, 1, 134. Rom. I, 1, 91. I, 5, 30. Lr. III, 7, 61. Oth. II, 1, 15. V, 2, 8. Per. I, 4, 4. III, 1, 5. Figuratively; of blushes: Ven. 50. Wint. IV, 4, 67. Per. IV, 2, 135. of love: Meas. III, 1, 250. of thirst: Shr. I, 1, 24.
b) to suppress, to stifle, to check: the supposition “of the lady's death will q. the wonder of her infamy,” Ado IV, 1, 241. “--ing my familiar smile with an austere regard of control,” Tw. II, 5, 72. “might q. the zeal of all professors else,” Wint. V, 1, 107. “to q. mine honour,” H8 V, 2, 16. “what hath --ed them hath given me fire,” Mcb. II, 2, 2. “--ed of hope, not longing,” Cymb. V, 5, 195 (checked, disappointed in my hope).
2) intr. a) to be extinguished, to go out: “in never --ing fire,” R2 V, 5, 109.
b) to lose zeal, to become cool: “dost thou think in time she will not q. and let instructions enter where folly now possesses?” Cymb. I, 5, 47.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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