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slake
[ sleyk ]
/ sleɪk /
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verb (used with object), slaked, slak·ing.
verb (used without object), slaked, slak·ing.
(of lime) to become slaked.
Archaic. to become less active, intense, vigorous, etc.; abate.
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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
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Words nearby slake
slag down, slaggy, slag heap, slain, slàinte mhath, slake, slaked lime, slaker, slalom, slam, slam-bang
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How to use slake in a sentence
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, nounWord Origin for slake
Old English slacian, from slæc slack 1; related to Dutch slaken to diminish, Icelandic slaka
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