How Do You Spell SLAKE?

Pronunciation: [slˈe͡ɪk] (IPA)

The word "slake" is spelled with the letters s-l-a-k-e. The IPA phonetic transcription for "slake" is /sleɪk/. The first sound is the voiceless sibilant /s/, followed by the long vowel sound /leɪ/. The final sound is the voiceless velar stop /k/. "Slake" means to satisfy or quench one's thirst or desires. Whether you are talking about literally slaking your thirst with a glass of water or slaking your curiosity by learning something new, "slake" is a useful word to have in your vocabulary.

SLAKE Meaning and Definition

1. Slake is a transitive verb that refers to the action of quenching, satisfying, or relieving a thirst, desire, or need. It is often used in the context of satisfying physical or metaphorical thirst. To slake something is to appease it completely or to provide enough of it to satisfy. For example, if someone is very thirsty, they may drink a large glass of water to slake their thirst.

   In a broader sense, slake can also mean to alleviate or satisfy any sort of intense or strong craving or longing. This can be applied to various desires or needs such as hunger or curiosity. Additionally, slake can often be used in relation to a passionate or overpowering emotion that is subdued or eased. For instance, one might slake their wanderlust by traveling to different countries and experiencing different cultures.

   Furthermore, slake can be used to express the concept of reducing or lessening something, particularly in relation to intensity or severity. For example, a heavy rainfall might slake a strong wildfire by dousing the flames and reducing its intensity.

   Overall, slake implies the fulfillment or satisfaction of a craving, thirst, or longing, while also encompassing the idea of reducing or abating something that is intense or overwhelming.

2. To quench, as thirst; to reduce to powder by adding water, as lime; to abate; to become extinct.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for SLAKE *

• slae 50%
• slike 33.3333333%
• slalue 16.6666666%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for SLAKE

• lakew
• slaye
• llike
• sljk
• sroke
• sclae
• seaker
• sleak
• steake
• wlaker
• ssale
• sooke
• elake
• slyle
• islike
• tlike
• dislake
• srike
• olike
• slacky
• slabe
• dslike
• aloke
• lakke
• skake
• sliky
• salade
• slarken
• slcak
• slaks
• spake
• slace
• slife
• slagg
• soake
• spoake
• laike
• slikk
• salke
• plaqe
• slease
• klike
• snke
• ylike
• schake
• skaky
• slaer
• slak
• slame
• sleaker
• slane
• dlike
• scalke
• slade
• klake
• saaoe
• ssaxe
• selae
• syake
• slaken
• slage
• sloake
• slaske
• sladey
• aselake
• Glyke
• hlawe
• noake
• sejke
• Sladd
• Slapen
• sikke
• slapee
• slese
• sloike
• skuke
• slouke
• sgyke
• sygke
• ssako
• plakea
• Sleye
• plpke
• jslaze
• soske
• slanne
• nlakl
• sloeke
• sleoke
• Slaklee
• slaige
• SWALKKE
• selaje
• sylaje
• Slikke
• Sycke
• Slenke
• skako
• sleakd
• sleakse
• slakup
• Slazko

Etymology of SLAKE

The word "slake" originated from the Old English word "sleacian", which means "to slacken" or "to lessen". It can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word "slakojan", which has the same meaning. From there, it is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*slek-", meaning "to slacken" or "to weaken". Over time, the word evolved and took on the specific meaning of satisfying or quenching thirst.

Similar spelling words for SLAKE

• sleek,
• sleazy,
• Sloas,
• sleaze,
• sls,
• slews,
• sleigh,
• slowik,
• slice,
• slack,
• slick,
• slask,
• sluice,
• slezsko.

Conjugate verb Slake

CONDITIONAL

I would slake

you would slake

he/she/it would slake

we would slake

they would slake

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be slaking

you would be slaking

he/she/it would be slaking

we would be slaking

they would be slaking

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have slake

you would have slake

he/she/it would have slake

we would have slake

they would have slake

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been slaking

you would have been slaking

he/she/it would have been slaking

we would have been slaking

they would have been slaking

FUTURE

I will slake

you will slake

he/she/it will slake

we will slake

they will slake

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be slaking

you will be slaking

he/she/it will be slaking

we will be slaking

they will be slaking

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have slaked

you will have slaked

he/she/it will have slaked

we will have slaked

they will have slaked

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been slaking

you will have been slaking

he/she/it will have been slaking

we will have been slaking

they will have been slaking

IMPERATIVE

you slake

we let´s slake

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to slake

PAST

I slaked

you slaked

he/she/it slaked

we slaked

they slaked

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was slaking

you were slaking

he/she/it was slaking

we were slaking

they were slaking

PAST PARTICIPLE

slaked

PAST PERFECT

I had slaked

you had slaked

he/she/it had slaked

we had slaked

they had slaked

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been slaking

you had been slaking

he/she/it had been slaking

we had been slaking

they had been slaking

PRESENT

I slake

you slake

he/she/it slakes

we slake

they slake

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am slaking

you are slaking

he/she/it is slaking

we are slaking

they are slaking

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

slaking

PRESENT PERFECT

I have slaked

you have slaked

he/she/it has slaked

we have slaked

they have slaked

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been slaking

you have been slaking

he/she/it has been slaking

we have been slaking

they have been slaking

I would have slaked

we would have slaked

you would have slaked

he/she/it would have slaked

they would have slaked