verb
1.
Synonyms: extinguish 1, douse, ||dout, out, put out, ||squench
2.
Synonyms: crush 5, annihilate, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, squash, suppress
Related Word: end, terminate
3.
Synonyms: destroy 1, annihilate, decimate, demolish, destruct, dismantle, raze, ruin, shatter, wreck
4.
to bring (as thirst) to an end with or as if with a refreshing drink
after being in the hot sun, he found it difficult to quench his thirst
Synonyms: slake, ||squench
Related Word: appease, content, gratify, satisfy; sate, satiate; allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten, mitigate, relieve; decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce