aslake

Meaning

Verb

To abate; diminish.
To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.

Origin

From Middle English aslaken, from Old English āslacian ("to become slack, decline, diminish, grow tired, make slack, loosen, relax, dissolve"), equivalent to a- + slake.

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