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Quenched

To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.

📖 Definitions of "Quenched"

verb
  1. 1

    To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.

    "The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."

  2. 2

    To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

  3. 3

    To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

    "The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter."

  4. 4

    To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.

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