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- DictionarySlake/slāk/
verb
- 1. quench or satisfy (one's thirst): "slake your thirst with some lemonade"
- 2. combine (quicklime) with water to produce calcium hydroxide: "slake the lime within a day or two of purchase"
1. archaic : to lessen the force of : moderate. 2. : satisfy, quench. slake your thirst. will slake your curiosity. 3. : to cause (a substance, such as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water : hydrate.
Slake definition: to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.. See examples of SLAKE used in a sentence.
SLAKE meaning: 1. to satisfy a feeling of being thirsty or of wanting something: 2. to satisfy a feeling of being…. Learn more.
1. ( tr) literary to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc) 2. ( tr) poetic to cool or refresh. 3. (Chemistry) Also: slack to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide. 4. archaic to make or become less active or intense.
When you slake something, such as a desire or a thirst, you satisfy it. A big glass of lemonade on a hot summer day will slake your thirst. The word slake traces back to the Old English word slacian, meaning to “become less eager.” If you slake something, like thirst, you become less eager to drink. In other words, you are less thirsty.
1.(transitive) literary. to satisfy ( thirst, desire, etc) 2.(transitive) poetic. to cool or refresh. 3. Also: slack. to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide. 4. archaic. to make or become less active or intense.
slake something to satisfy a desire. Definition of slake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Slake definition: To combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air.
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