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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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Or maybe they’re local fans who have a thirst that only 20+ refills can quench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Consumer tastes have changed dramatically since Coke’s heyday, and Vita Coco has responded with a product mix that should quench investors’ thirst for growth and reasonable value.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

On the other hand, they wrote, allowing potentially defective drugs to be widely used is akin to "drinking poison to quench thirst".

From BBC • Feb. 11, 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

The rain came down in bullets, but it didn’t quench the flames.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee