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QUENCHED
quelled, quenched, squelched
(adjective) subdued or overcome; “the quelled rebellion”; “an uprising quenched almost before it started”; “a squelched rumor”
quenched, satisfied, slaked
(adjective) allayed; “his thirst quenched he was able to continue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
quenched
simple past tense and past participle of quench
Anagrams
• dequench
Source: Wiktionary
QUENCH
Quench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quenched; p. pr. & vb. n. Quenching.] Etym: [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in acwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, acwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cwinan, acwinan, to waste or dwindle away.]
1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc. Ere our blood shall quench that fire. Shak. The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the wonder of her infamy. Shak.
2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
Syn.
– To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
Quench, v. i.
Definition: To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. [R.] Dost thou think in time She will not quench! Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FELLOW
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