Meaning

9 senses
  1. (transitive)To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).

    stillen, befriedigen, löschen

    утоля́тьutoljátʹ

    satisfy (thirst)

  2. (transitive)To cool (something) with water or another liquid.

    abkühlen, kühlen

  3. (intransitive)To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

    The lime slakes.

  4. (transitive)To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

    to slake lime

    löschen, ablöschen, einsumpfen

  5. (Scotland, transitive)To besmear.

  6. (intransitive, obsolete)Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.

    nachlassen, ermüden

  7. (intransitive, obsolete)To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.

    ermüden, entspannen, erschlaffen

  8. (intransitive, obsolete)To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.

    abschwächen, nachlassen, dämpfen

    make less active or intense

  9. (intransitive, obsolete)To go out; to become extinct.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. If only he had some water with which to slake his thirst!

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  2. 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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Forms

slakes, slaking, slaked, slaked
Base formslake · to slake
3rd person singularslakes
Present participleslaking
Past simpleslaked
Past participleslaked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyslake
he, she, itslakes

Past simpleLesson

all personsslaked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave slaked
he, she, ithas slaked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill slake

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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