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slaked

slaked

6.8
A thirst or desire that is satisfied
  • adjective
  • /sleɪkt/
translation icon : saciado
  • With his curiosity finally slaked, he no longer sought answers.

Examples

  • He felt slaked after drinking a cold glass of water.

  • After the long hike, her thirst was finally slaked.

  • After a long hike, her slaked thirst made her feel refreshed.

  • They sat back, their hunger momentarily slaked by a hearty meal.

  • After a long hike, I finally slaked my thirst with a cool glass of water.

  • The fruit was juicy and sweet, slaking my cravings for something refreshing.

  • Reading that captivating novel slaked my desire for a good story.

Synonyms

satisfied
vsslaked
38 1.0

Not hungry or thirsty after eating enough

focuses more on stopping a feeling rather than merely meeting needs
quenched
vsslaked
4.0

A thirst or desire that is satisfied so you no longer feel it

is broader, meaning a need is met rather than only intensity extinguished

Antonyms

unsatisfied
20 3.7

Feeling unhappy because you did not get what you wanted

Compounds

slaked lime
  • Specialized
6.9

A soft white powder made by adding water to quicklime used to make plaster and to reduce soil acidity

How Satisfied

slaked
6.8
satisfied
38 1.0
unsatisfied
20 3.7

Surface Forms

slaked positive

Morphology

slaked = slake (transparent) = slake + ed

This is a regular past-participial adjective formed from 'slake', and its meaning is directly 'quenched or satisfied'.

Etymology

Slaked comes from an old English word that meant to make something 'slack' or loose. It shares the same root as slack, so to slake a thirst is to 'loosen' the tight, thirsty feeling, in other words, to 'quench' or 'satisfy' it.