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[syn: quenched, satisfied, slaked]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slake \Slake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slaking.] [OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS.
sleacian, fr. sleac slack. See Slack, v. & a.]
1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
"And slake the heavenly fire." --Spenser.
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It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart.
--Shak.
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2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination
shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
slaked
adj 1: allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue"
[syn: quenched, satisfied, slaked]