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slake

(sleɪk)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense slakes, present participle slaking, past tense, past participle slaked

verb

If you slake your thirst, you drink something that stops you being thirsty.

I slaked my thirst with three cans of Coke. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: satisfy, gratify, assuage, quench More Synonyms of slake

slake in British English

(sleɪk)

verb

1. (transitive) literary

to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc)

2. (transitive) poetic

to cool or refresh

3. Also: slack

to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide

4. archaic

to make or become less active or intense

Derived forms

slakable (ˈslakable) or slakeable (ˈslakeable)

adjective

slaker (ˈslaker)

noun

Word origin

Old English slacian, from slæc slack1; related to Dutch slaken to diminish, Icelandic slaka

slake in American English

(sleɪk)

verb transitiveWord forms: slaked or ˈslaking

to allay or make (thirst, desire, etc.) less active or intense by satisfying; assuage; satisfy

to cause (a fire) to die down or go out

to produce a chemical change in (lime) by combination with water

slaked lime is calcium hydroxide

4. Obsolete

to lessen, reduce, or relieve

5. Obsolete

to lessen the tension of

verb intransitive

to become slaked or undergo slaking, as lime, thirst, etc.

7. Archaic

to become less active or intense; slacken

Word origin

ME slakien < OE slacian < slæc, slack1

Examples of 'slake' in a sentence
slake

If he went back to the house now he could slake his thirst and fill the growing hole in his belly.He had preferred to go without rather than to slake his thirst at a tainted water hole.

(verb) in the sense of satisfy

Definition

to satisfy (thirst or desire)

They had to melt snow to slake their thirst.

Synonyms

satisfy

The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone.

gratify

She was gratified by his response.

assuage

The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger.

quench

He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.

satiate

There is enough fruit to satiate several children.

sate

children happily sated with ice cream

Additional synonyms

in the sense of assuage

The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger.

Synonyms

calm,

still,

quiet,

relax,

satisfy,

soften,

soothe,

appease,

lull,

pacify,

mollify,

tranquillize

in the sense of gratify

Definition

to satisfy or please (someone)

She was gratified by his response.

Synonyms

please,

delight,

satisfy,

thrill,

give pleasure,

gladden

in the sense of quench

Definition

to satisfy (one's thirst)

He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.

Synonyms

satisfy,

appease,

allay,

satiate,

slake,

sate

Nearby words of
slake

slacker
slag
slag something or someone off
slake
slam
slander
slanderous

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in the sense of sate

Definition

to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully

children happily sated with ice cream

Synonyms

satisfy,

satiate,

slake,

indulge to the full

in the sense of satiate

Definition

to provide with more than enough, so as to disgust or weary

There is enough fruit to satiate several children.

Synonyms

glut,

satisfy,

surfeit,

gorge,

jade,

nauseate,

slake,

sate,

stuff,

overfill,

cloy

单词	slake
释义	Trends of slake View usage for: slake (sleɪk) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense slakes, present participle slaking, past tense, past participle slaked verb If you slake your thirst, you drink something that stops you being thirsty. I slaked my thirst with three cans of Coke. [VERB noun] Synonyms: satisfy, gratify, assuage, quench More Synonyms of slake slake in British English (sleɪk) verb 1. (transitive) literary to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc) 2. (transitive) poetic to cool or refresh 3. Also: slack to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide 4. archaic to make or become less active or intense Derived forms slakable (ˈslakable) or slakeable (ˈslakeable) adjective slaker (ˈslaker) noun Word origin Old English slacian, from slæc slack1; related to Dutch slaken to diminish, Icelandic slaka slake in American English (sleɪk) verb transitiveWord forms: slaked or ˈslaking 1. to allay or make (thirst, desire, etc.) less active or intense by satisfying; assuage; satisfy 2. to cause (a fire) to die down or go out 3. to produce a chemical change in (lime) by combination with water slaked lime is calcium hydroxide 4. Obsolete to lessen, reduce, or relieve 5. Obsolete to lessen the tension of verb intransitive 6. to become slaked or undergo slaking, as lime, thirst, etc. 7. Archaic to become less active or intense; slacken Word origin ME slakien < OE slacian < slæc, slack1 Examples of 'slake' in a sentence slake If he went back to the house now he could slake his thirst and fill the growing hole in his belly. Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2001) He had preferred to go without rather than to slake his thirst at a tainted water hole. Elizabeth Lowell ONLY YOU (2001) (verb) in the sense of satisfy Definition to satisfy (thirst or desire) They had to melt snow to slake their thirst. Synonyms satisfy The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone. gratify She was gratified by his response. assuage The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger. quench He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream. satiate There is enough fruit to satiate several children. sate children happily sated with ice cream Additional synonyms in the sense of assuage The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger. Synonyms calm, still, quiet, relax, satisfy, soften, soothe, appease, lull, pacify, mollify, tranquillize in the sense of gratify Definition to satisfy or please (someone) She was gratified by his response. Synonyms please, delight, satisfy, thrill, give pleasure, gladden in the sense of quench Definition to satisfy (one's thirst) He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream. Synonyms satisfy, appease, allay, satiate, slake, sate Nearby words of slake slacker slag slag something or someone off slake slam slander slanderous Synonyms of 'slake' slake Explore 'slake' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of sate Definition to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully children happily sated with ice cream Synonyms satisfy, satiate, slake, indulge to the full in the sense of satiate Definition to provide with more than enough, so as to disgust or weary There is enough fruit to satiate several children. Synonyms glut, satisfy, surfeit, gorge, jade, nauseate, slake, sate, stuff, overfill, cloy
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