to allay sb 's thirst

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• slake — [slāk] vt. slaked, slaking [ME slakien < OE slacian < slæc, SLACK1] 1. to allay or make (thirst, desire, etc.) less active or intense by satisfying; assuage; satisfy 2. to cause (a fire) to die down or go out 3. to produce a chemical change …   English World dictionary

• Alleviate — Al*le vi*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleviating}.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See {Alegge}, {Levity}.] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Should no others join capable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Alleviated — Alleviate Al*le vi*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleviating}.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See {Alegge}, {Levity}.] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Should no others… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Alleviating — Alleviate Al*le vi*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleviating}.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See {Alegge}, {Levity}.] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Should no others… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• slake — slakable, slakeable, adj. slakeless, adj. /slayk/, v., slaked, slaking. v.t. 1. to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying. 2. to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice. 3. to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm… …   Universalium

• slack, slake — As verbs, slack means to shirk, to leave undone, and slake means to refresh, to allay thirst : He slacked his work for a minute while he slaked his thirst. Because both words can mean to make less active and intense, they are often confused… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Appealed — Appease Ap*pease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See {Peace}.] To make quiet; to calm; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Appease — Ap*pease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See {Peace}.] To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Appeasing — Appease Ap*pease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See {Peace}.] To make quiet; to calm; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Assuage — As*suage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assuaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assuaging}.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier, asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See {Sweet}.] To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Assuaged — Assuage As*suage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assuaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assuaging}.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier, asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See {Sweet}.] To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English