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quenches

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 bear begin build construct create fix give birth 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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But quenches -- the sudden, destructive events wherein a part of the material loses superconductivity -- are a major barrier to their deployment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

Listening to KGAY, he added, quenches “a desire for a sense of connection that was in person, that was live and public.”

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

There is, legitimately, no item on earth that quenches and refreshes like good ol' water — especially when you've eaten something especially heavy or you've accidentally eaten the equivalent of your body weight in candy.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023

It’s home to fishers and boats, feeds rich farmlands, powers turbines and quenches local populations across its banks and delta.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

His outrage on me quenches the last spark of affection I ever entertained for him.”

From The Intriguers by Le Queux, William