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Adjective quenched has 2 senses
- quenched, satisfied, slaked - allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue"
Antonym: unmitigated (indirect, via mitigated)
- quelled, quenched, squelched - subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
Antonyms: publicized, publicised (indirect, via suppressed)
Verb quench has 6 senses
- quench, slake, allay, assuage - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
--1 is one way to meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
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- snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench - put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
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- quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
--3 is one way to restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
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- squelch, quell, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
--4 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
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- quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
--5 is one way to reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
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- quench - cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
--6 is one way to cool, chill, cool down
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