slake

Verb
Synonyms: quenchallayassuageabateslack

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. satisfy (thirst)“The cold water quenched his thirst”Synonyms: quenchallayassuage
  2. make less active or intenseSynonyms: abateslack
  3. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water“slack lime”Synonyms: slack
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime. [1913 Webster]

Slake \Slake\, v. i.

1.To go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

2.To abate; to become less decided. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.To slacken; to become relaxed. "When the body's strongest sinews slake." [R.] --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]

4.To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes. [1913 Webster]

Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool. [1913 Webster]

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