slake

[ sleyk ]

/ sleɪk /

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verb (used with object), slaked, slak·ing.

to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.

to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice.

to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm.

to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water.Compare slaked lime.

to moisten; wet: To thicken the sauce, add a tablespoon of cornstarch slaked with a little cold water.

Obsolete. to make loose or less tense; slacken.

verb (used without object), slaked, slak·ing.

(of lime) to become slaked.

Archaic. to become less active, intense, vigorous, etc.; abate.

Origin of slake

First recorded before 1000; Middle English slaken, slakken, slake “to loosen, lessen, mitigate, allay, moderate,” Old English slacian, slæcian, sleacian “to slacken, lessen one's efforts,” equivalent to slæc “inactive, careless, languid” + -ian causative verb suffix; see origin at slack¹

SYNONYMS FOR slake

1 satisfy, quench, gratify, relieve.

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OTHER WORDS FROM slake

slak·a·ble, slake·a·ble, adjectiveslake·less, adjectiveun·slak·a·ble, adjectiveun·slake·a·ble, adjective

un·slaked, adjective

Words nearby slake

slag down, slaggy, slag heap, slain, slàinte mhath, slake, slaked lime, slaker, slalom, slam, slam-bang

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Example sentences from the Web for slake

"Only for two days," said Charlotte, trying to slake the flame she had raised.
Handy Andy, Volume 2 (of 2)|Samuel Lover
Possibly the sailor–like individual in the small boat could slake his thirst for knowledge.
The Message|Louis Tracy
Thousands of hands are stretched forth to grasp those apples of Tantalus, but whose thirst did they ever slake?
The Village Notary|Jzsef Etvs
There were no trees to give the men shade, or springs to slake their thirst.
A Soldier's Life|Edwin G. Rundle

The sweat of our brows no longer suffices to slake their thirst.
The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for slake

slake

/ (sleɪk) /

verb

(tr) literary to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc)

(tr) poetic to cool or refresh

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

archaic to make or become less active or intense

Derived forms of slake

slakable or slakeable, adjectiveslaker, noun

Word Origin for slake

Old English slacian, from slæc slack 1; related to Dutch slaken to diminish, Icelandic slaka

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	slake
释义	slake [ sleyk ] / sleɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slake ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), slaked, slak·ing. to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying. to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice. to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm. to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water.Compare slaked lime. to moisten; wet: To thicken the sauce, add a tablespoon of cornstarch slaked with a little cold water. Obsolete. to make loose or less tense; slacken. verb (used without object), slaked, slak·ing. (of lime) to become slaked. Archaic. to become less active, intense, vigorous, etc.; abate. Origin of slake First recorded before 1000; Middle English slaken, slakken, slake “to loosen, lessen, mitigate, allay, moderate,” Old English slacian, slæcian, sleacian “to slacken, lessen one's efforts,” equivalent to slæc “inactive, careless, languid” + -ian causative verb suffix; see origin at slack¹ SYNONYMS FOR slake 1 satisfy, quench, gratify, relieve. SEE SYNONYMS FOR slake ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM slake slak·a·ble, slake·a·ble, adjectiveslake·less, adjectiveun·slak·a·ble, adjectiveun·slake·a·ble, adjective un·slaked, adjective Words nearby slake slag down, slaggy, slag heap, slain, slàinte mhath, slake, slaked lime, slaker, slalom, slam, slam-bang Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slake "Only for two days," said Charlotte, trying to slake the flame she had raised. Handy Andy, Volume 2 (of 2)\|Samuel Lover Possibly the sailor–like individual in the small boat could slake his thirst for knowledge. The Message\|Louis Tracy Thousands of hands are stretched forth to grasp those apples of Tantalus, but whose thirst did they ever slake? The Village Notary\|Jzsef Etvs There were no trees to give the men shade, or springs to slake their thirst. A Soldier's Life\|Edwin G. Rundle The sweat of our brows no longer suffices to slake their thirst. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer\|Eugne Sue British Dictionary definitions for slake slake / (sleɪk) / verb (tr) literary to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc) (tr) poetic to cool or refresh Also: slack to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide archaic to make or become less active or intense Derived forms of slake slakable or slakeable, adjectiveslaker, noun Word Origin for slake Old English slacian, from slæc slack 1; related to Dutch slaken to diminish, Icelandic slaka Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slake quench, assuage, appease, satisfy, gratify, mitigate, loose, slack, subdue, relax, lessen, relaxed, relieve, reduce, refresh, crumble, compose, abate, disintegrate, allay
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slake

verb (used with object), slaked, slak·ing.

verb (used without object), slaked, slak·ing.

Origin of slake

SYNONYMS FOR slake

OTHER WORDS FROM slake

Words nearby slake

Example sentences from the Web for slake

British Dictionary definitions for slake

verb

Derived forms of slake

Word Origin for slake

Words related to slake