 quenched |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] subdued or overcome | |
| Synonyms: | squelched quelled | |
| Examples: | "the quelled rebellion" "an uprising quenched almost before it started" "a squelched rumor" |
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| Related terms: | suppressed | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] allayed | |
| Synonyms: | slaked satisfied | |
| Examples: | "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" |
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| Related terms: | mitigated | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of a fire; being out or having grown cold | |
| Synonyms: | out extinguished extinct | |
| Examples: | "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream" "faint smoke from the extinguished candle" "the fire is out" "the quenched flames" |
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| Related terms: | dead | |
