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 Definitions of slake  [ɪk]  

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Definition of 'slake' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) slake
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying; quench.

2.  slake
to cool or refresh.

3.  slake
to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water.

4. (v.i.) slake
(of lime) to become slaked.

Etymology:  (bef. 1000; ME slaken, OE slacian to slacken)

Definition of 'slake' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) quench, slake, allay, assuage
satisfy (thirst)
"The cold water quenched his thirst"

2. (verb) slake, abate, slack
make less active or intense

3. (verb) slack, slake
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
"slack lime"


Definition of 'slake' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) slake
to allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst

2. (adj) slake
to mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime

3. (verb) slake
to go out; to become extinct

4. (verb) slake
to abate; to become less decided

5. (verb) slake
to slacken; to become relaxed

6. (verb) slake
to become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes



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