put out vs quench

quench vs put out

put out and quench both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put out	No	No	Yes	No
quench	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, quench is a hypernym of put out; that is, quench is a word with a broader meaning than put out:

put out: put out, as of a candle or a light
quench: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

Other hypernyms of put out include blow out, extinguish, snuff out.

put out (verb)	quench (verb)
administer an anesthetic drug to	suppress or crush completely
thrust or extend out	cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale	reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
retire	satisfy (thirst)
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion	suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
cause to be out on a fielding play	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
put out considerable effort
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
be sexually active
put out, as of a candle or a light

Difference between put out and quench

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