slake
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice.
to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm.
to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water.: Compare slaked lime.
to moisten; wet: To thicken the sauce, add a tablespoon of cornstarch slaked with a little cold water.
Obsolete. to make loose or less tense; slacken.
(of lime) to become slaked.
Archaic. to become less active, intense, vigorous, etc.; abate.
Origin of slake
1Other words for slake
Other words from slake
- slak·a·ble, slake·a·ble, adjective
- slake·less, adjective
- un·slak·a·ble, adjective
- un·slake·a·ble, adjective
- un·slaked, adjective
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How to use slake in a sentence
If the mixing is to be done by hand the materials must be screened to remove any unslaked lumps of lime.
A teaspoonful of unslaked lime dissolved in a pint of warm water, shaken and given immediately.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenBoiling water, pitch and oil, molten lead, and unslaked lime were poured upon them every moment.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsNice unslaked lime, 1/2 bushel; slake it with boiling water; cover it during the process to keep in the steam.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians | William K. DavidIt is his to paint the unslaked thirst and the unstilled longing.
Knut Hamsun | Hanna Astrup Larsen
British Dictionary definitions for slake
/ (sleɪk) /
(tr) literary to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc)
(tr) poetic to cool or refresh
Also: slack to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide
archaic to make or become less active or intense
Origin of slake
1Derived forms of slake
- slakable or slakeable, adjective
- slaker, noun
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