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slake

slake \'sla-k, vi 3 & vt 4 are also 'slak\ vb [ME slaken, fr. OE slacian, 
   fr. sleac slack] obs  1: to slacken one's efforts : FLAG  archaic  2: to 
   become less violent, intense, or severe : ABATE  3: to become slaked : 
   CRUMBLE {lime may ~ spontaneously in  moist air} obs  1: SLACK  obs  2a: to 
   make less : DIMINISH  archaic  2b: EASE, MITIGATE  2c: to lessen the force 
   of : MODERATE  3: SATISFY, QUENCH  4a: to cause (as lime) to heat and 
   crumble by treatment with water :  HYDRATE 4b: to alter (as lime) by 
   exposure to air with conversion at least in part  to a carbonate