aslake en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English aslaken, from Old English āslacian (“to become slack, decline, diminish, grow tired, make slack, loosen, relax, dissolve”), equivalent to a- + slake.
Meanings
- (archaic, intransitive, rare, transitive) To abate; diminish.
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(intransitive, obsolete, rare, transitive) To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.
The beast that prowls about in search of blood, / Or reptile that within the treacherous brake / Waits for the prey, upcoiled, its hunger to aslake. ― Southey, Paraguay.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aslaked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| aslaked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| aslaking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| aslakes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |