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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Slake \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.
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It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart.
--Shak.
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2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination
shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
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