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slake
[ sleyk ]
verb (used with object)
- to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to cool or refresh:
He slaked his lips with ice.
- to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.:
His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm.
- to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water. Compare slaked lime.
- to moisten; wet:
To thicken the sauce, add a tablespoon of cornstarch slaked with a little cold water.
- Obsolete. to make loose or less tense; slacken.
verb (used without object)
- (of lime) to become slaked.
- Archaic. to become less active, intense, vigorous, etc.; abate.
slake
/ 蝉濒别瑟办 /
verb
- literary.tr to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc)
- poetic.tr to cool or refresh
- Alsoslack to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide
- archaic.to make or become less active or intense
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉濒补办补产濒别, adjective
- 藞蝉濒补办别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉濒补办路补路产濒别 蝉濒补办别路补路产濒别 adjective
- 蝉濒补办别路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
- un路蝉濒补办路补路产濒别 adjective
- un路蝉濒补办别路补路产濒别 adjective
- 耻苍路蝉濒补办别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of slake1
Example Sentences
Done with the workweek, they are eager to slake their thirst.
Other issues, like border policy and immigration, have slaked Congress鈥 demand for partisan point scoring, allowing tax writers to move ahead without too much partisan squabbling.
Paan, a betel nut leaf with slaked lime, rose petal jam and mouth fresheners like cardamom and cloves, has fascinated South Asians for centuries.
Thousands of Tacomans, joined by rail fans from miles around, will slake their curiosity this weekend by exploring Sound Transit鈥檚 new Tacoma Link Hilltop Extension.
Krantz and his colleagues were keenly aware of the case of Owens Lake, about 300 miles to the north, whose tributaries had been diverted in 1913 to slake a thirsty and rapidly growing Los Angeles.
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