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quench
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- pronunciation:
- kwench
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
quenches, quenching, quenched |
definition 1: |
to satisfy (a desire such as thirst).
The cold water quenched my thirst.- synonyms:
- sate, satiate, satisfy, slake
- similar words:
- allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, surfeit
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definition 2: |
to extinguish or put out (a fire).
The terrifying blaze was not easily quenched.- synonyms:
- extinguish, slake
- similar words:
- dampen, douse, drench, smother, snuff
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definition 3: |
to suppress or overcome.
Her coldness quenched his ardor.- synonyms:
- dampen, extinguish, suppress
- similar words:
- conquer, crush, dispel, drown, overcome, overwhelm, quash, quell, repress, squash, squelch, subdue
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related words: |
sate, satiate, satisfy, stifle, suppress, throttle |
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derivations: |
quenchable (adj.), quenched (adj.), quencher (n.) |
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