slake
5 synonyms for slake, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To quench a thirst or satisfy a strong desire.
Synonyms
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
This word came from Middle English slaken (“to render slack, to slake”), from Old English sleacian, from Old English slæc (“slack”). It is unrelated to, though possibly influenced by, Old Norse sløkkva (“to extinguish”); compare Swedish släcka in the phrases släcka sin törst (“quench one's thirst”) and släcka elden (“p...
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