slaked
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slake
(slāk)v. slaked, slak·ing, slakes
v.tr.
1.
a. To satisfy (a craving); quench: slaked her thirst.
b. Archaic To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: slaking his anger.
2. To combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air.
v.intr.
To undergo a slaking process; crumble or disintegrate, as lime.
[Middle English slaken, to abate, from Old English slacian, from slæc, slack, sluggish; see slack1.]
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Adj. | 1. | slaked - allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" mitigated - made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty" |
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