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- [sleyk]
- /sleɪk/
- /sleɪk/
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- [sleyk]
- /sleɪk/
Definitions of slake word
- verb with object slake to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying. 1
- verb with object slake to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice. 1
- verb with object slake to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm. 1
- verb with object slake to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water. Compare slaked lime. 1
- verb with object slake Obsolete. to make loose or less tense; slacken. 1
- verb without object slake (of lime) to become slaked. 1
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Origin of slake
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English slaken to mitigate, allay, moderate, lessen one's efforts, Old English slacian to slacken, lessen one's efforts, equivalent to slæc slack1 + -ian causative verb suffix
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Parts of speech for Slake
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slake popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
slake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slake
verb slake
- do the trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- fill the bill — a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
- humored — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- humoring — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- make the grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
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