Thesaurus: slake

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1. a. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
2. a. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
3. v. i. To go out; to become extinct.
4. v. i. To abate; to become less decided.
5. v. i. To slacken; to become relaxed.
6. v. i. To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.
7. v. satisfy (thirst)
8. v. make less active or intense
9. v. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
10. 1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. "And slake the heavenly fire." Spenser. It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. Shak. 2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime. 1. To go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." Sir T. Browne. 2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.] Shak. 3. To slacken; to become relaxed. "When the body's strongest sinews slake." [R.] Sir J. Davies. 4. To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes. Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
11. v:100 v. make less active or intense