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| slake [ slayk ] (past and past participle slaked, present participle slak·ing, 3rd person present singular slakes) |
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1. transitive verb satisfy need: to satisfy a desire for something, especially a drink
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make calcium hydroxide: to treat lime with water to produce calcium hydroxide, or undergo this process
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| [ Old English slacian "relax" < Germanic] |
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  slak·a·ble adjective |
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