Category:Slake

Slake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaking.] Etym: [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.

Slake 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.