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1. Satisfy (thirst)
   "The cold water slaked his thirst";
   - quench, allay, assuage
    
2. Make less active or intense
   - abate, slack
    
3. Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
   "slake lime";
   - slack

Derived forms: slaked, slakes, slaking

Type of: conform to, decrease, fill, fit, fulfil [Brit, Cdn], fulfill [N. Amer], hydrate, lessen, meet, minify, satisfy

Encyclopedia: Slake, Nicholas