Slake
Slake , transitive verb
[Old English slaken to render slack, to slake, Anglo-Saxon sleacian, from sleac slack. See Slack, v. & a.]
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.
2.
To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
Slake , intransitive verb
1.
To go out; to become extinct.
His flame did slake.
2.
To abate; to become less decided. [Rare] — Shakespeare
3.
To slacken; to become relaxed. [Rare]
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.
Collocations (1)
Slake trough , a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.