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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

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—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.

To satisfy (a craving); quench: slaked her thirst.
To lessen the force or activity of; moderate: slaking his anger.
To cool or refresh by wetting or moistening.
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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