slake

• POS: Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

slake, v. t. [OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS. sleacian, fr. sleac slack. See Slack, v. & a.].

•  To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]

  "It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart."  [1913 Webster]
•  To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.  [1913 Webster]

slake, v. i. 

•  To go out; to become extinct.  Sir T. Browne.  [1913 Webster]
•  To abate; to become less decided.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  To slacken; to become relaxed.  Sir J. Davies.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

slake, v.tr.
1 assuage or satisfy (thirst, revenge, etc.).
2 disintegrate (quicklime) by chemical combination with water.

Etymology

OE slacian f. sl{aelig}c SLACK(1)

THESAURUS

slake

abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, assuage, bate, benumb, cloy, cram, cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, diminish, dull, ease, ease matters, ease off, ease up, engorge, feast, feed, fill, fill up, foment, fulfill, give relief, glut, gorge, gratify, jade, lay, lessen, let down, let up, loose, loosen, lull, mitigate, mollify, numb, overdose, overfeed, overfill, overgorge, oversaturate, overstuff, pad, pall, palliate, poultice, pour balm into, pour oil on, quench, reduce, regale, relax, relieve, remit, salve, sate, satiate, satisfy, saturate, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, soften, soothe, stuff, stupe, subdue, supersaturate, surfeit, unbend, unbrace, unstrain, unstring

ROGET THESAURUS

slake

Pleasurableness

VB cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure, please, charm, delight, becharm, imparadise, gladden, take, captivate, fascinate, enchant, entrance, enrapture, transport, bewitch, enravish, bless, beatify, satisfy, gratify, desire, slake, satiate, quench, indulge, humor, flatter, tickle, tickle the palate, regale, refresh, enliven, treat, amuse, take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy, meet one's wishes, win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart, warm the cockles of the heart, do one's heart good, attract, allure, stimulate, interest, make things pleasant, popularize, gild the pill, sugar-coat the pill, sweeten.

Moderation

VB be moderate, keep within bounds, keep within compass, sober down, settle down, keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail, moderate, soften, mitigate, temper, accoy, attemper, contemper, mollify, lenify, dulcify, dull, take off the edge, blunt, obtund, sheathe, subdue, chasten, sober down, tone down, smooth down, weaken, lessen, check palliate, tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off, slake, curb, tame, smooth over, pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters, pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin, go out like a lamb, roar you as gently as any sucking dove.

Satiety

VB sate, satiate, satisfy, saturate, cloy, quench, slake, pall, glut, gorge, surfeit, bore, tire, spoil, have enough of, have quite enough of, have one's fill, have too much of, be satiated.