Verb: slake sleyk
- Satisfy (thirst)
"The cold water slaked his thirst";
- quench, allay, assuage
- Make less active or intense
"The rain slaked the summer heat";
- abate, slack
- Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
"slake lime";
- slack
Derived forms: slaked, slakes, slaking
Type of: conform to, decrease, fill, fit, fulfil [Brit, Cdn], fulfill [N. Amer], hydrate, lessen, meet, minify, satisfy
Encyclopedia: Slake, Nicholas