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English verb: slake | |||
| 1. | slake (consumption) satisfy (thirst) | ||
| Samples | The cold water quenched his thirst. | ||
| Synonyms | allay, assuage, quench | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy | ||
| Entail | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
| 2. | slake (change) make less active or intense | ||
| Synonyms | abate, slack | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
| 3. | slake (change) cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water | ||
| Samples | Slack lime. | ||
| Synonyms | slack | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hydrate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air-slake | ||
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