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slake
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
slake
(verb)
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slake
/
ˈ
sleɪk/
verb
slakes
;
slaked
;
slaking
slake
/
ˈ
sleɪk/
verb
slakes
;
slaked
;
slaking
Learner's definition of SLAKE
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literary
:
to provide, do, or have what is required by (something)
:
satisfy
trying to
slake
his curiosity/lust
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slake your thirst
:
to cause you to stop feeling thirsty
:
to quench your thirst
They
slaked their thirst
with cold water.
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