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    slake

    slake - Dictionary definition and meaning for word slake

    Definition
    (verb) satisfy (thirst)
    Synonyms : allay , assuage , quench
    Example Sentence
    • The cold water quenched his thirst
    Definition
    (verb) make less active or intense
    Synonyms : abate , slack
    Definition
    (verb) cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
    Synonyms : slack
    Example Sentence
    • slack lime
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for slake

focus on the 'lake' part of this word..so you can say that you want to satisfy your thrist after seeing the water in that lake .

Lake ... When camel, which is going through desert, finds a lake. What will it do? Just drink the water, which takes its thirst away.

Think slacken. Slaking a desire would be slackening it.

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S(ee)+LAKE = to QUENCH or to SATIATE, SATE.

Remember slaked lime. Slaked lime is formed when quick lime is mixed with water.

sachin is a lake for cricket lovers calm down every supporter by making high score.

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