Dictionary entry

Slake

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Slake (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Slaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Slaking.] [OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS. sleacian, fr. sleac slack. See Slack, v. & a.] 1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. “And slake the heavenly fire.” Spenser.

It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. Shak.

2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.