un slaked
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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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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slake (sleɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | literary (tr) to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc) |
| 2. | poetic (tr) to cool or refresh |
| 3. | Also: slack to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide |
| 4. | archaic to make or become less active or intense |
| [Old English slacian, from slæc | |
| 'slakable | |
| —adj | |
| 'slakeable | |
| —adj | |
| 'slaker | |
| —n | |
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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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