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quenched
quench Q0026200 (kwĕnch)tr.v. quenched, quench·ing, quench·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.2. To suppress; squelch: The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.3. To slake; satisfy: Mineral water quenched our thirst.4. To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.
[Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in ācwencan, to quench).]
quench′a·ble adj.quench′er n.quench′less adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | quenched - allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue"slaked, satisfiedmitigated - made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty" | | 2. | quenched - subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"quelled, squelchedsuppressed - kept from public knowledge by various means; |
quenched
quenchedSaid of a metal which was first heated and then cooled by contact with a liquid, gas, or solid, for the purpose of hardening or tempering.MedicalSeequenchquenched
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