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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.
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Slaking
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English slaken to mitigate, allay, moderate, lessen one's efforts, Old English slacian to slacken, lessen one's efforts, equivalent to slæc slack1 + -ian causative verb suffix
before 1000; Middle English slaken to mitigate, allay, moderate, lessen one's efforts, Old English slacian to slacken, lessen one's efforts, equivalent to slæc slack1 + -ian causative verb suffix
Related forms
slak·a·ble, slake·a·ble, adjective
slake·less, adjective
un·slak·a·ble, adjective
un·slake·a·ble, adjective
un·slaked, adjective
Synonyms
1. satisfy, quench, gratify, relieve.
1. satisfy, quench, gratify, relieve.
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Word Origin & History
slake
O.E. slacian "slacken an effort," from slæc "lax" (see slack). Sense of "allay" (in ref. to thirst, hunger, desire) first recorded early 14c.
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