 slake |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make less active or intense | |
| Synonyms: | slack abate | |
| Related terms: | decrease slump | |
| 2. | [ verb ] satisfy (thirst) | |
| Synonyms: | quench assuage allay | |
| Examples: | "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
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| Related terms: | meet consume | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, as of lime | |
| Synonyms: | slack | |
| Related terms: | hydrate air-slake slack | |
| Similar spelling: |
sleaze Sloas slick slice slews sleek Slask slack sleigh sleazy sluice sls Slowik Slezsko |
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