Slake \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)