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    slake
    /sleɪk/

    verb

    • 1. quench or satisfy (one's thirst): "slake your thirst with citron pressé"
    • 2. combine (quicklime) with water to produce calcium hydroxide: "slake the lime within a day or two of purchase"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slakeSlake Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SLAKE is subside, abate. How to use slake in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLAKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to satisfy a feeling of being thirsty or of wanting something: After our long game of tennis, we slaked our thirst with a beer. I don't think Dick will ever manage to slake his lust for power. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Taking pleasure in something. bask in something phrasal verb. bask/bathe in reflected glory idiom.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLAKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › slakeSLAKE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Slake definition: to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.. See examples of SLAKE used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › slakeSlake - definition of slake by The Free Dictionary

    1. to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying; quench. 2. to cool or refresh. 3. to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water. v.i.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slakeSlake - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSLAKE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "SLAKE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.