▪ Firefighters quenched [=extinguished] the flames.
*quench your thirst
4.relay (v.)
5.render(v.)[+ obj] 1) formal : to cause (someone or something) to be in a specified condition
▪ Depression can render a person helpless.
: to cause you to stop feeling thirsty
▪ a drink that will quench your thirst ▪ He quenched his thirst by drinking a bottle of water.
2.radiate(v.)
▪ a drink that will quench your thirst ▪ He quenched his thirst by drinking a bottle of water.
2.radiate(v.)
1) always followed by an adverb or preposition
[no obj] : to go out in a direct line from a central point or area
▪ Spokes radiate (out/outward) from the center of the wheel.
[no obj] : to go out in a direct line from a central point or area
▪ Spokes radiate (out/outward) from the center of the wheel.
2) always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] : to move in a specified direction from a source
▪ The pain was radiating down my arm.
▪ The pain was radiating down my arm.
3)
a [+ obj] : to send out (something, such as heat or energy) in rays
▪ The sun radiates heat and light.
b [no obj] : to come or go out in the form of rays
▪ Heat radiates from the sun.
▪ The sun radiates heat and light.
b [no obj] : to come or go out in the form of rays
▪ Heat radiates from the sun.
4) [+ obj] : to show (a feeling or quality) very clearly
▪ She has a smile that radiates warmth.
3.raid(n.)[count] 1) : a surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers or other military forces
▪ They launched/mounted a raid against the enemy.
2) : an occurrence in which police suddenly enter a place in a forceful way to find criminals, illegal drugs, etc.
▪ Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.3) chiefly Brit : an act of going into a place (such as a bank) in order to steal something :
▪ She has a smile that radiates warmth.
3.raid(n.)[count] 1) : a surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers or other military forces
▪ They launched/mounted a raid against the enemy.
2) : an occurrence in which police suddenly enter a place in a forceful way to find criminals, illegal drugs, etc.
▪ Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.3) chiefly Brit : an act of going into a place (such as a bank) in order to steal something :
▪ a bank raid
4.relay (v.)
[count] 1) : a race between teams in which each team member runs, swims, etc., a different part of the race
▪ I'm running (in) the relay at tomorrow's track meet.
▪ I'm running (in) the relay at tomorrow's track meet.
2) : the act of passing something from one person or device to another
▪ We set up a relay to carry buckets of water to the campsite.
▪ We set up a relay to carry buckets of water to the campsite.
3) : a group of people, horses, etc., that takes the place of others so that something (such as a job or an activity) is done continuously
▪ They worked in relays to clear the rubble.
▪ They worked in relays to clear the rubble.
4) technical : a device that is used to cause a switch to open or close automatically when there is a change in the current that is flowing through a circuit
▪ an electromagnetic rely
5.render(v.)[+ obj] 1) formal : to cause (someone or something) to be in a specified condition
▪ Depression can render a person helpless.
2)formal : to give (something) to someone
▪ He witnessed a car accident and stopped to render aid/assistance.3) law : to officially report or declare (a legal judgment, such as a verdict)
▪ The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty.
▪ He witnessed a car accident and stopped to render aid/assistance.3) law : to officially report or declare (a legal judgment, such as a verdict)
▪ The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty.
4) formal : to present or perform (something)
▪ The novel renders a portrait of life in ancient Rome.5 formal :
▪ The word was incorrectly rendered as “light.”
▪ The novel renders a portrait of life in ancient Rome.5 formal :
▪ The word was incorrectly rendered as “light.”
6) : to melt (fat) especially as a way of removing it from meat
▪ It's important to render the fat from the duck.
▪ It's important to render the fat from the duck.
7) : to change (something) into a different substance by some process
▪ trees rendered into wood pulp ▪ animal fat rendered into tallow
▪ trees rendered into wood pulp ▪ animal fat rendered into tallow
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