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   Slake (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slaking.] [OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS. sleacian, fr. sleac slack. See Slack, v. & a.]
   1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, “to slake thirst”. “And slake the heavenly fire.”  Spenser.
   
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   It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. Shak.
   
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   2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, “to slake lime”.
   
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