Quenched

verb

  1. To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.

    The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.

  2. To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

  3. To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

    The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.

Synonyms: appease, slake

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