slake lime

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• 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Slake — Slake, v. i. 1. To go out; to become extinct. His flame did slake. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To slacken; to become relaxed. When the body s strongest sinews slake. [R.] Sir J.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Slake trough — Slake Slake, v. i. 1. To go out; to become extinct. His flame did slake. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To slacken; to become relaxed. When the body s strongest sinews slake. [R.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• slake — [slāk] vt. slaked, slaking [ME slakien < OE slacian < slæc, SLACK1] 1. to allay or make (thirst, desire, etc.) less active or intense by satisfying; assuage; satisfy 2. to cause (a fire) to die down or go out 3. to produce a chemical change …   English World dictionary

• slake — verb (slaked; slaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slacian, from sleac slack Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. archaic subside, abate 2. to become slaked ; crumble < l …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• slake — [c]/sleɪk / (say slayk) verb (slaked, slaking) –verb (t) 1. to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying. 2. to cool or refresh: to slake one s parched lips. 3. to combine (lime) with water or moist air, causing it to undergo a process of …  

• slake — slakable, slakeable, adj. slakeless, adj. /slayk/, v., slaked, slaking. v.t. 1. to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying. 2. to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice. 3. to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm… …   Universalium

• slake — [[t]sleɪk[/t]] v. slaked, slak•ing 1) to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying; quench 2) to cool or refresh 3) chem. to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water 4) chem. (of lime) to become slaked • Etymology: bef.… …   From formal English to slang

• slake — sleɪk v. quench, satisfy a desire (such as hunger, thirst, etc.); moderate, lessen the intensity of something; extinguish, put out; combine lime with water …   English contemporary dictionary

• slake — I. v. a. 1. Quench, extinguish, allay, abate, decrease, slacken. 2. Slack (as lime). II. v. n. 1. Desist, fail, go out, be quenched, become extinct. 2. Abate, decrease, become less decided …   New dictionary of synonyms

• air-slake — verb alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate air slake lime • Hypernyms: ↑slack, ↑slake • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * transitive verb also …   Useful english dictionary