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slake
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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.

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

slake
Verb
[slaking, slaked]
1. Literary to satisfy (thirst or desire)
2. to add water to (lime) to produce calcium hydroxide [Old English slacian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.slake - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need
2.slake - make less active or intense
minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
3.slake - cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
hydrate - cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin"
air-slake - alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate; "air-slake lime"
Translations
Spanish slake [sleɪk] vt [+ one's thirst] → apagar
French slake [sleɪk] vt (one's thirst) → étancher
German slake [sleɪk] vt (thirst) → stillen
Italian slake [sleɪk] vt [+ one's thirst] → spegnere

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