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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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