"slake" in the verb sense
1. quench, slake, allay, assuage
satisfy (thirst
"The cold water quenched his thirst"
2. slake, abate, slack
make less active or intense
3. slack, slake
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
"slack lime"
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