Definition of: slake

(slāk) v. slaked, slak·ing v.t.
1. To render inoperative or harmless, especially by satisfying, as an appetite.
2. To lessen the force of in any way; quench; appease; assuage: to slake thirst or flames.
3. To mix with water or moist air, so that a chemical combination shall ensue.
4. To disintegrate and hydrate, as lime.
5. To make loose, slow, or less tense.
—v.i.
6. To become disintegrated and hydrated: said of lime.
7. To slacken; become loose, slow, or less tense.
8. To ease up on one's efforts; slow down.
—noun The act or period of slackening; an abatement. [OE slacian retard <slœc SLACK¹]