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slake

slake [ slayk ] (past and past participle slaked, present participle slak·ing, 3rd person present singular slakes)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb satisfy need: to satisfy a desire for something, especially a drink

2. transitive and intransitive verb make calcium hydroxide: to treat lime with water to produce calcium hydroxide, or undergo this process

[ Old English slacian "relax" < Germanic]

slak·a·ble adjective
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