verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of quench form-of, participle, past

   "I quenched my thirst with soup."

Adjective

1. 1
   subdued or overcome wordnet
2. 2
   allayed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

darkextinctmitigatedoutquelledsatisfied

Example

More examples

"Steel is quenched in cold water after having been tempered by heating."

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