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.
• 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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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