Meaning

• To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).

• To cool (something) with water or another liquid.

• To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

  "The lime slakes."

• To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

  "to slake lime"

• Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.

• To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.

• To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.

• To go out; to become extinct.