The difference between Quench and Slake
When used as verbs, quench means to satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst, whereas slake means of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.
Quench is also noun with the meaning: the abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
check bellow for the other definitions of Quench and Slake
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Quench as a verb (transitive):
To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
Examples:
"The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."
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Quench as a verb (transitive):
To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
Examples:
"Then the MacManus went down. The sudden quench of the white light was how I knew it.'' — Saul Bellowattention t=This quote uses quench as a noun; is there a quote with a verb?"
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Quench as a verb (transitive, metallurgy):
To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
Examples:
"The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter."
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Quench as a verb (transitive, chemistry):
To terminate or greatly diminish by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
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Quench as a noun (physics):
The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
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Slake as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.
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Slake as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.
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Slake as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.
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Slake as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To go out; to become extinct.
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Slake as a verb (transitive):
To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench; to extinguish.
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Slake as a verb (transitive):
To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
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Slake as a verb (intransitive):
To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
Examples:
"The lime slakes."
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Slake as a verb (transitive):
To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
Examples:
"to slake lime"