How to pronounce "quenched"

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Definition of "quenched"

Verb

  • To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
    Example: "The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."
    Synonyms: appease, slake
  • To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
  • To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
    Example: "The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter."
  • To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
  • To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.

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