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v. Simple past tense and past participle of stanch.

"First, the hemorrhage of religious observance characteristic of the long Sixties was stanched and to some extent reversed, at least among better educated young people."

stanched    stanches    stanching   

check   

extinguish    sound    firm    loyal    hearty   

Blanch    Blanche    blanch    branch    ranch   

staunch    stanchest    firmest    homeward-bound    faithfullest