Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aslake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aslake
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To abate; diminish.

Archaic; Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The beast that prowls about in search of blood, / Or reptile that within the treacherous brake / Waits for the prey, upcoiled, its hunger to aslake. ― Southey, Paraguay."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a
Root: aslaken, āslacian

Usage

Inflected Forms

aslakes (present, singular) aslaking (participle, present) aslaked (participle, past) aslaked (past)

Questions

What does aslake mean?: To abate; diminish.
Where does aslake come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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