- to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice.
- to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm.
- to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water.
- to moisten; wet: To thicken the sauce, add a tablespoon of cornstarch slaked with a little cold water.
- to make loose or less tense; slacken.
- (of lime) to become slaked.
- to become less active, intense, vigorous, etc.; abate.
- to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc)
- to cool or refresh
- to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide
- to make or become less active or intense
