slake
verb (used with object)
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
slakes
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present tense formof slake (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The lake that slakes the thirst of 40 million people in cities, farms and tribes across seven Southwestern states is down to about 30% of capacity.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
Zero Dark Thirty slakes a thirst for vengeance and leaves an aftertaste of gall.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013
The moguls hide behind a rickety rating system that stokes more fury than it slakes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Orange juice from National Juice Corp. slakes their thirst.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a thirst which slakes itself to grow the stronger.
From The Hills and the Vale by Richard Jefferies
