slaked

slake  (slk)

v. slaked, slak·ing, slakes

v.tr.

1. To satisfy (a craving); quench: slaked her thirst.

2. To lessen the force or activity of; moderate: slaking his anger.

3. To cool or refresh by wetting or moistening.

4. To combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air.

v.intr.

To undergo a slaking process; crumble or disintegrate, as lime.

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[Middle English slaken, to abate, from Old English slacian, from slæc, slack, sluggish; see slack¹.]

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Adj.

1.

slaked - allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" quenched, satisfied mitigated - made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty"