verb · transitive · rare

slake

slake · slakes · slaked · slaking

утолять

löschen, stillen, befriedigen, zufriedenstellen

To satisfyTo satisfy (thirst, or other desires).

/sleɪk/

» If only he had some water with which to slake his thirst!

Meaning

9 senses

(transitive)To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
stillen, befriedigen, löschen
утоля́тьutoljátʹ
satisfy (thirst)
(transitive)To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
abkühlen, kühlen
(intransitive)To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
The lime slakes.
(transitive)To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
to slake lime
löschen, ablöschen, einsumpfen
(Scotland, transitive)To besmear.
(intransitive, obsolete)Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.
nachlassen, ermüden
(intransitive, obsolete)To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.
ermüden, entspannen, erschlaffen
(intransitive, obsolete)To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.
abschwächen, nachlassen, dämpfen
make less active or intense
(intransitive, obsolete)To go out; to become extinct.

Examples

2 sentences

If only he had some water with which to slake his thirst!
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Pardon me kind sir, but I would be eternally grateful if you would allow me to slake my thirst at your spigot.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to satisfy (thirst or other desires):

Deutsch

By meaning 6

to satisfy (thirst or other desires):

to cool with water:

to mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place:

(obsolete in English) to become less energetic:

(obsolete in English) to slacken:

(obsolete in English) to become less intense:

Origin

From Middle English slaken (“to render slack, to slake”), from Old English sleacian, from

From Middle English slaken (“to render slack, to slake”), from Old English sleacian, from Old English slæc (“slack”). Unrelated to, but possibly influenced by, the Old Norse sløkkva (“to extinguish”), compare Swedish släcka in the phrase släcka sin törst (“quench one's thirst”), släcka elden (“put out the fire”), and släckt kalk (“slaked lime”).

Probably connected with Icelandic sleikja, "to lick", and German schlecken (“to lick”).

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