aslake

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verb

V_es/s

aslakes

V_ing/Gerund

aslaking

V_ed/pp

aslaked

1.
(archaic, intransitive, rare, transitive)(transitive, intransitive, rare or archaic) To abate; diminish.
2.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare, transitive)(transitive, intransitive, rare or obsolete) To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.
The beast that prowls about in search of blood, / Or reptile that within the treacherous brake / Waits for the prey, upcoiled, its hunger to aslake. ― Southey, Paraguay.

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From Middle English aslaken, from Old English āslacian, equivalent to a- + slake.