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Definition slake

Etymology

From Middle English slaken (“to render slack, to slake”), from Middle English sleacian, from sleac (“slack”).

The (modern) Swedish verb "släcka" retains most of the same meanings as listed below. For example: "släcka sin törst" meaning to quench one's thirst, "släcka elden" put out the fire, and "släckt kalk"; slaked lime.

Verb

slake (third-person singular simple present slakes, present participle slaking, simple past and past participle slaked)

1. (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench; to extinguish. [from 14c.]
2. (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid. [from 14c.]
3. (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
4. (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11-17c.]
6. (intransitive, obsolete) To slacken; to become relaxed or loose. [11-16c.]
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force. [14-19c.]
8. (intransitive, obsolete) To go out; to become extinct.

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