ASLAKE

Etymology

Verb

aslake (third-person singular simple present aslakes, present participle aslaking, simple past and past participle aslaked)

(transitive, intransitive, rare or obsolete) To abate; diminish.

(transitive, intransitive, rare or obsolete) To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.

Anagrams

• Akelas, akelas

Source: Wiktionary


A*slake", v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. aslacian, slacian, to slacken. Cf. Slake.]

Definition: To mitigate; to moderate; to appease; to abate; to diminish. [Archaic] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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