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.
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Slake, v. i.
1.
To go out; to become extinct.
"His flame did
slake."
Sir T. Browne.
2.
To abate; to become less decided.
[R.]
Shak.
3.
To slacken; to become relaxed.
"When the body's strongest sinews
slake." [R.]
Sir J. Davies.
4.
To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.
Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
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