What occasion do you use "slake"?
I am not sure.
please give me expample sentences with explanations.
do you sometimes use it ?
and also do you have a good idea to memorize it?
many in thank
2007-08-23 14:47:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
That is one word you can keep in the back bruner. It's kind of archaic or old and some people might not even know what it means.
Slake means to satisfy - To slake her thirst, she drank lots of water. (Now we use quench her thirst)
Slake also means to lessen- He counted to ten hoping to slake his anger. (Nowadays we use the term abate or diminish)
2007-08-23 16:09:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time I've ever heard that word used was in Pirates of the Caribbean and it was the Captain describing how sleeping with lots of women could not "slake" his lust. I'd assume it means something like lessen, fulfill or satisfy. (That is if I understood the dialog correctly in the movie.) I'd definitely look it up in the dictionary to make sure of the definition before trying to use it.
2007-08-23 14:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by luckythirteen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Slake" is a very uncommon word. I wouldn't worry about memorizing it. It is usually only used in one phrase "slake s.o.'s thirst". This is sort of a poetic phrase; it's not used in everyday speech.
2007-08-24 17:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will we ever slake your thirst for answers?
2007-08-23 15:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by lastuntakenscreenname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is normally used to mean "to satisfy" in connection with thirst.
2007-08-23 15:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋