slake
verb
[ sleɪk ]
• quench or satisfy (one's thirst).
• "slake your thirst with citron pressé"
• combine (quicklime) with water to produce calcium hydroxide.
• "slake the lime within a day or two of purchase"
Origin:
Old English slacian ‘become less eager’, also ‘slacken’, from the adjective slæc ‘slack’; compare with Dutch slaken ‘diminish, relax’.
