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Definition of Slake
1. Verb. Satisfy (thirst). "The cold water quenched his thirst"
Entails: Consume, Have, Ingest, Take, Take In
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fulfil, Fulfill, Meet, Satisfy
2. Verb. Make less active or intense.
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Abatable, Abator, Slack
3. Verb. Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water. "Slack lime"
Generic synonyms: Hydrate
Specialized synonyms: Air-slake
Derivative terms: Slack
Definition of Slake
1. v. t. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
2. v. i. To go out; to become extinct.
Definition of Slake
1. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. (defdate 11th-17th c.) ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To slacken; to become relaxed or loose. (defdate 11th-16th c.) ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force. (defdate 14th-19th c.) ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slake
1. to quench [v SLAKED, SLAKING, SLAKES] : SLAKABLE [adj] - See also: quench
Medical Definition of Slake
1. 1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. "And slake the heavenly fire." "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. Origin: OE. Slaken to render slack, to slake, AS. Sleacian, fr. Sleac slack. See Slack, &. 1. To go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." 2. To abate; to become less decided. 3. To slacken; to become relaxed. "When the body's strongest sinews slake." 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slake
Literary usage of Slake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1872)
"With the material excavated from this portion of the work, which was partly clay
and partly slake, and also with the clay excavated in forming the ..."
2. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1846)
"So, if Jarrow slake withdrew six millions of tons from the Tyne, ... As we have
shown that the slake does not increase the velocity of a tide between it and ..."
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