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slake    Audio Help   [sleyk] Pronunciation Key verb, slaked, slak·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
2.to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice.
3.to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm.
4.to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water. Compare slaked lime.
5.Obsolete. to make loose or less tense; slacken.
–verb (used without object)
6.(of lime) to become slaked.
7.Archaic. to become less active, intense, vigorous, etc.; abate.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME slaken to mitigate, allay, moderate, lessen one's efforts, OE slacian to slacken, lessen one's efforts, equiv. to slæc slack1 + -ian causative v. suffix]

—Related forms
slak·a·ble, slake·a·ble, adjective
slakeless, adjective

—Synonyms 1. satisfy, quench, gratify, relieve.
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slake    Audio Help   (slāk)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   slaked, slak·ing, slakes

v.   tr.
  1. To satisfy (a craving); quench: slaked her thirst.
  2. To lessen the force or activity of; moderate: slaking his anger.
  3. To cool or refresh by wetting or moistening.
  4. To combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air.

v.   intr.
To undergo a slaking process; crumble or disintegrate, as lime.


[Middle English slaken, to abate, from Old English slacian, from slæc, slack, sluggish; see slack1.]

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slaked

adjective
allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" [syn: quenched] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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