quench

The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.

[…] others ſaying, the fire would ceaſe as ſoon as it had vent, uncovered a great part of the houſe, breaking down the roofs, and destroying all that ſtood in their way. None of them went about to quench the fire, but all were employed in pulling down the houſe, […]

The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.

A suitable method to prepare a system out of equilibrium in order to study the ensuing dynamics is to quench the system, i.e., to change its parameters abruptly.

If someone is pinned against the MRI magnet by a ferromagnetic object, you may need to quench the magnet in order to free them.