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The Meaning of slake

  • (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
  • (a.) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
  • (v. i.) To go out; to become extinct.
  • (v. i.) To abate; to become less decided.
  • (v. i.) To slacken; to become relaxed.
  • (v. i.) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.

Synonyms

quench , allay , assuage , abate , slack , slack

Rhymes

ache , ake , awake , backache , bake , beefsteak , bellyache , betake , blake , brake , break , caique , cake , cheesecake , crake , cupcake , dake , daybreak , drake , earthquake , fake , flake , forsake , fruitcake , haick , haik , hake , handshake , headache , heartache , heartbreak , hotcake , intake , jacque , jake , keepsake , kittiwake , lake , make , mandrake , milkshake , mistake , muckrake , naik , namesake , opaque , outbreak , outtake , overtake , paik , pake , pancake , partake , plake , quake , rake , rattlesnake , remake , retake , sake , schlake , schnake , schwake , shaik , shaikh , shake , shortcake , shrake , snake , snowflake , spake , stake , steak , strake , sweepstake , take , undertake , uptake , wake , yake