slaked
Definition
- Adjective:
- Satisfied, quenched, or alleviated: Describes a need or desire, especially thirst, that has been fully met or a strong feeling that has been reduced or relieved.
- Chemically reacted with water: In chemistry, describes a substance, particularly lime, that has been treated with water, causing a reaction and a change in its properties.
Usage
- The adjective slaked is used to describe a state of satisfaction after a strong need has been met. It is most commonly paired with "thirst" but can apply to other desires or feelings.
- In technical/chemical contexts, it describes a material that has undergone the process of slaking.
Examples
- Adjective:
- After the long hike, the hikers drank deeply from the stream until their thirst was slaked.
- Only a decisive victory could slake the general's ambition, but for now, it remained unslaked.
- The builder used slaked lime to make the traditional mortar for the wall.
Advanced Usage
- "Slaked lime": A specific chemical compound (calcium hydroxide) produced by adding water to quicklime (calcium oxide). It is used in construction, water treatment, and other industrial processes.
- The ancient recipe called for slaked lime to be mixed with sand to create a strong plaster.
Variants and Related Words
- Slake (verb): To satisfy, quench, or alleviate (e.g., to slake one's thirst). In chemistry, to mix with water to cause a reaction (e.g., to slake lime).
- Unslaked (adjective): Not satisfied or quenched. In chemistry, not treated with water (e.g., unslaked lime/quicklime).
Synonyms
- Quenched: Satisfied (thirst).
- Sated/Satiated: Fully satisfied, often to the point of excess.
- Assuaged: Made less intense or severe.
- Allayed: Diminished or put to rest (fear, suspicion).
Antonyms
- Unquenched
- Unsatisfied
- Unslaked
- Provoked (for feelings)
Adjective
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allayed
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his thirst quenched he was able to continue
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