different between alleviate vs slake
alleviate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviare (“to lighten”) (ad- (“towards”) + levis (“light”)). Doublet of alegge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??li.vi.e?t/
Verb
alleviate (third-person singular simple present alleviates, present participle alleviating, simple past and past participle alleviated)
- (transitive) To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
- Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.
Usage notes
Particularly used of pain or difficulty, with connotations of “lightening a load”.
Synonyms
- address, allay, ameliorate, assuage, ease, mitigate, relieve
Antonyms
- (to make less severe): aggravate
Related terms
Translations
Italian
Verb
alleviate
- second-person plural present subjunctive of allevare
- second-person plural present indicative of alleviare
- second-person plural imperative of alleviare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of alleviare
- feminine plural of alleviato
Anagrams
- alleatevi
Latin
Participle
allevi?te
- vocative masculine singular of allevi?tus
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slake
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sle?k/
- Rhymes: -e?k
Etymology 1
From Middle English slaken (“to render slack, to slake”), from Middle English sleacian, from sleac (“slack”).
The modern Swedish verb släcka retains most of the same meanings as listed below, as in släcka sin törst (“quench one's thirst”), släcka elden (“put out the fire”), and släckt kalk (“slaked lime”).
Verb
slake (third-person singular simple present slakes, present participle slaking, simple past and past participle slaked)
- (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). [from 14thc.]
- Synonyms: quench, extinguish
- (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid. [from 14thc.]
- 1961, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, p.14:
- Notes for landscape tones. Long sequences of tempera. Light filtered through the essence of lemons. An air full of brick-dust - sweet smelling brick dust and the odour of hot pavements slaked with water.
- 1961, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, p.14:
- (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- (intransitive, obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th-17thc.]
- (intransitive, obsolete) To slacken; to become relaxed or loose. [11th-16thc.]
- 1595, John Davies, Orchestra
- When the body's strongest sinews slake.
- 1595, John Davies, Orchestra
- (intransitive, obsolete) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force. [14th-19thc.]
- (intransitive, obsolete) To go out; to become extinct.
- 1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals
- His flame did slake.
- 1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals
Derived terms
- slaked
- slake trough
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably connected with Icelandic sleikja, "to lick", and German schlecken (“to lick”).
Verb
slake (third-person singular simple present slakes, present participle slaking, simple past and past participle slaked)
- (transitive, Scotland) To besmear.
Noun
slake (plural slakes)
- (Scotland) A sloppy mess.
Anagrams
- Akels, LASEK, Lakes, Leaks, kales, lakes, leaks
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
slake
- definite singular/plural of slak
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
slake
- definite singular/plural of slak
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