Quench (verb)

1. To put out (a fire or light).
2. To satisfy (a thirst or desire).
3. To cool (a hot metal) by immersion in a liquid.

Origin:

Middle english: from old english cwencan "put out, extinguish", from cwic "alive" + -an.

Examples:

1. He quickly quenched the fire by pouring water on it.
2. She quenched her thirst with a cold glass of water.
3. The workers quenched the hot metal in a tank of oil to cool it down.
4. The soldiers quenched their thirst after the long march.
5. The city quenched the drought with the water from the reservoir.