slake

[US]/sleɪk/
[UK]/sleɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. quench; extinguish; cool
vi. (of lime) undergo slaking; dissipate; calm
Word Forms
Past Tenseslaked
Past Participleslaked
Present Participleslaking
Third Person Singularslakes
Pluralslakes

Phrases & Collocations

slake a desire

slake the fire

Example Sentences

slake one's lust of blood

slake your thirst with citron pressé.

restaurants worked to slake the Italian obsession with food.

Do not use slaked lime or unslaked lime.

Experiments show that causticizing by adding a small quantity of slaked lime can eliminate the interference of carbonate ions and humic acid salts.

Real-world Examples

Nor did he give the wounded bull opportunity to slake his burning thirst in the slender trickling streams they crossed.

Source: The Call of the Wild

His curiosity was fully slaked, his ambition amply gratified.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

One flask half full was all we had left to slake the thirst of three men.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

In order to slake his anger, the boss had an ace up his sleeve to teach them a lesson.

Source: Pan Pan

Of course, down this fault the Hansbach fell in a cascade, and lost some of its volume; but there was enough and to spare to slake our thirst.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

Occasionally Akut brought him juicy fruits which helped to slake his thirst and allay his fever, and little by little his powerful constitution overcame the effects of the spear thrusts.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

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