Word of the Day for Friday, April 2, 2010
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slake \SLAYK\, transitive verb:
slake \SLAYK\, transitive verb:
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1. To satisfy; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
1. To satisfy; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
2. To cause to lessen; to make less active or intense; to moderate; as, slaking his anger.
3. To cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water.
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intransitive verb:
intransitive verb:
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1. To become slaked; to crumble or disintegrate, as lime.
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There is nothing that will slake the B.O.'s thirst for power and control!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Slake comes from Middle English slaken, "to become or render slack," hence "to abate," from Old English slacian, from slæc, "slack."
Slake comes from Middle English slaken, "to become or render slack," hence "to abate," from Old English slacian, from slæc, "slack."
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