Word:
Slake
Status:
Verb(instransitive)
Meaning:
To provide, do, or have something that is required.
Sentences:
1) She tried to slake her curiousity.
2) A harrowing experience while mountain climbing has slaked my desire for adventure.
Origin:
Middle English, from Old English slacian.
First use:
14th century
Synonyms:
assuage, quench, satisfy, provide
Antonyms:
unsatisfiable, inadequate.
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