-slakele-

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To go out; to become extinct. “His flame did slake.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To abate; to become less decided. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To slacken; to become relaxed. “When the body's strongest sinews slake.” [ R. ] Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool. [ 1913 Webster ]