Slake (?), 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.
It could not slake mine ire nor ease my
heart.
Shak.
2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical
combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake
lime.
Slake, v. i. 1. To
go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." Sir
T. Browne.
2. To abate; to become less decided.
[R.] Shak.
3. To slacken; to become relaxed. "When
the body's strongest sinews slake." [R.] Sir J.
Davies.
4. To become mixed with water, so that a true
chemical combination takes place; as, the lime
slakes.
Slake trough, a trough containing water in
which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.