slakes

We have found lemma(root) word of slakes : slake.

Definitions


[sleɪk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- quench or satisfy (one's thirst)
(e.g: slake your thirst with citron pressé)

- combine (quicklime) with water to produce calcium hydroxide
(e.g: slake the lime within a day or two of purchase)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English slacian ‘become less eager’, also ‘slacken’, from the adjective slæc ‘slack’; compare with Dutch slaken ‘diminish, relax’




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