different between slake vs subdue
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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subdue
English
Etymology
From Middle English subdewen, subduen, sodewen, from Old French souduire, from Latin subd?c? (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by subd? (“to subdue, subject”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /s?b?du/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s?b?dju?/, /s?b?d?u?/, /s?b-/
- Rhymes: -u?
- Hyphenation: sub?due
Verb
subdue (third-person singular simple present subdues, present participle subduing, simple past and past participle subdued)
- To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- To bring (a country) under control by force.
Synonyms
- underbring
Related terms
Translations
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