slake

English Thesaurus

1. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water (verb.change)

hypernym	:	hydrate,
definition	:	cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to (verb.change)

hyponym	:	air-slake,
definition	:	alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate (verb.change)

2. make less active or intense (verb.change)

hypernym	:	decrease, lessen, minify,
definition	:	make smaller (verb.change)

3. satisfy (thirst) (verb.consumption)

hypernym	:	fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy,
definition	:	fill or meet a want or need (verb.consumption)

entail	:	consume, have, ingest, take, take in,
definition	:	serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)

4. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water (verb.change)

derivation	:	slack,
definition	:	dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve (noun.substance)

5. make less active or intense (verb.change)

derivation	:	abator,
definition	:	a person who abates a nuisance (noun.person)

derivation	:	drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump,
definition	:	a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (noun.process)

derivation	:	abatable,
definition	:	capable of being abated (adj.all)

6. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water (verb.change)

derivation	:	slack,
definition	:	dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve (noun.substance)

7. make less active or intense (verb.change)

derivation	:	abator,
definition	:	a person who abates a nuisance (noun.person)

derivation	:	drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump,
definition	:	a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (noun.process)

derivation	:	abatable,
definition	:	capable of being abated (adj.all)