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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 |
adverb + (v.)quench
alone, enough, hardly, quickly
(v.)quench
+ noun
acid,
anger,
antioxidant,
appetite,
beta,
beverage,
blaze,
blood,
body,
bucket,
carotene,
casting,
combustion,
crop,
curiosity,
desire,
drink,
drought,
fever,
fighter,
fire,
flame,
gold,
inflammation,
jet,
lotion,
master,
mechanism,
mercy,
milk,
mouth,
mud,
need,
offer,
oxygen,
passion,
radical,
rain,
reaction,
repair,
ring,
sample,
second,
skin,
spark,
spirit,
tank,
thirst,
torch,
understanding,
vitamin,
water
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| derivations: |
quenchable (adj.), quenched (adj.), quencher (n.) |
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