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Quench

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assuageverb(transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
allayverb(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
slakeverb(transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).

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slakeverb(transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
assuageverb(transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
allayverb(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
extinguishmentnounThe act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
extinguishingnounThe process by which something is extinguished.
extinctionnounThe action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
squeezeverb(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
suppressionnounThe act or instance of suppressing.
terminationnounThe process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
neutralizeverb(transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
neutraliseverbNon-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize. [(transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.]
flownounMovement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
alleviateverb(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
incapacitateverbTo make someone or something incapable of doing something; to disable.
relieveverb(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
douseverb(transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
hardenabilitynounThe quality or degree of being hardenable.
dampeningnounThe act of making or becoming damp.
counteractverb(transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
coolingnounThat cools.

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