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aslake

transitive verb
\ əˈslāk\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of aslake

archaic
: to cause to abate or diminish waits for the prey … its hunger to aslake— Robert Southey

History and Etymology for aslake

Middle English aslaken, from Old English āslacian to become or make slack, diminish, loosen, from ā- (perfective prefix) + slacian to slacken

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