Slake

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To go out; to become extinct.

II. Slake ·vi To Slacken; to become relaxed.

III. Slake ·vi To Abate; to become less decided.

IV. Slake ·vi To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.

V. Slake ·adj To Allay; to Quench; to Extinguish; as, to slake thirst.

VI. Slake ·adj To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to Slack; as, to slake lime.