| VERB | consumption | quench, slake, allay, assuage | satisfy (thirst) |
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| weather | quench, snuff out, blow out, extinguish | put out, as of fires, flames, or lights | |
| social | 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 | |
| change | quench, squelch, quell | suppress or crush completely | |
| change | quench | reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance | |
| change | quench | cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid |
| Sounds | kweh'nch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | bench / Bench ... wrench: 12 rhymes with ehnch... | |
| Meaning | satisfy (thirst). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The cold water quenched his thirst" | |
| Synonyms | slake, allay, assuage | |
| Entails | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| Broader | fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil | Fill or meet a want or need |
| Spanish | aliviar, apaciguar, apagar, aplacar, calmar, remojar, saciar, suavizar | |
| Catalan | alleujar, apaivagar, calmar, sadollar, suavitzar | |
| Meaning | Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "quench the flames" | |
| Synonyms | snuff out, blow out, extinguish | |
| Narrower | black out | obliterate or extinguish |
| douse, put out | Put out, as of a candle or a light | |
| stub | Extinguish by crushing | |
| Opposite | ignite, light | Cause to start burning |
| Spanish | apagarse, apagar, extinguirse, extinguir, irse | |
| Catalan | anar-se, apagar-se, apagar, extingir-se, extingir | |
| Nouns | quenching | the act of extinguishing |
| Meaning | (electronics) suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer | To put down by force or authority |
| Meaning | Suppress or crush completely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "quench a rebellion" | |
| Synonyms | squelch, quell | |
| Broader | suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer | To put down by force or authority |
| Catalan | dominar, sufocar | |
| Meaning | Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down | cut down on |
| Meaning | Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "quench steel" | |
| Broader | cool, chill, cool down | make cool or cooler |
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