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Language: Old English
Origin: slacian 'to slacken', from sleac; SLACK1

slake

 verb
     
slake [transitive] literary
1

slake your thirst

to drink so that you are not thirsty any more
2

slake a desire/craving etc

to satisfy a desire etc
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