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quench

[kwench] / kwɛntʃ /
VERB
destroy, extinguish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dampen douse quash quell snuff out suppress
STRONG
annihilate check choke crush decimate demolish destruct dismantle end kill moisten raze ruin shatter smother stifle wreck
WEAK
knock down put down put out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dry encourage
STRONG
aid assist begin build construct fix help release repair start
WEAK
dissatisfy set
VERB
satisfy, especially thirst
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allay alleviate appease assuage sate satiate slake
STRONG
content cool glut gorge gratify lighten mitigate moisten relieve
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aggravate deprive dissatisfy intensify provoke
STRONG
abstain burden diet disturb fast increase pain upset
WEAK
set start

Example Sentences

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I too had done horrible things to quench my self-loathing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

But Murree, founded in 1860 to quench the thirst of British soldiers and the colonial community during the Raj, has survived Islamist opposition and strict regulations to become one of Pakistan's most well-known companies.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

The duke was sent to Germany to cool his ardour, but the imposed distance failed to quench the flame.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Through fingerlike projections that descend upon the uterine wall, it attempts to quench the embryo’s appetite for maternal blood.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

Can he quench his thirst with parchments and waxy seals?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin