Definitions for slakesleɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
slakesleɪk(v.)slaked, slak•ing.
(v.t.)to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying; quench.
to cool or refresh.
to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water.
Category: Chemistry
(v.i.)(of lime) to become slaked.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of slake:
bef. 1000; ME slaken, OE slacian to slacken
Princeton's WordNet
quench, slake, allay, assuage(verb)
satisfy (thirst)
"The cold water quenched his thirst"
slake, abate, slack(verb)
make less active or intense
slack, slake(verb)
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
"slack lime"
Wiktionary
slake(Verb)
Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.
slake(Verb)
To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.
slake(Verb)
To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.
slake(Verb)
To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench.
slake(Verb)
To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
Origin: From slaken, from sleacian, from sleac.
Webster Dictionary
Slake(adj)
to allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst
Slake(adj)
to mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime
Slake(verb)
to go out; to become extinct
Slake(verb)
to abate; to become less decided
Slake(verb)
to slacken; to become relaxed
Slake(verb)
to become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes
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