as in to satisfy
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
a harrowing experience while mountain climbing has largely slaked my desire for high adventure
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Recent Examples of slake
The revelation may slake readers’ presumed thirst for melodrama.
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Jonathan Stevenson, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2019
This week, slake your thirst with a citrusy, refreshing white from Sicily and rosés from Provence and California.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Other issues, like border policy and immigration, have slaked Congress’ demand for partisan point scoring, allowing tax writers to move ahead without too much partisan squabbling.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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Jonathan Stevenson, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2019
This week, slake your thirst with a citrusy, refreshing white from Sicily and rosés from Provence and California.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Other issues, like border policy and immigration, have slaked Congress’ demand for partisan point scoring, allowing tax writers to move ahead without too much partisan squabbling.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Slake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slake. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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