quenchless

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.

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[Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in ācwencan, to quench).]

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quench′a·ble adj.quench′er n.quench′less adj.

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quenchless - impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst"unquenchableinsatiable, insatiate, unsatiable - impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable"

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