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Meaning of aslake | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To abate; diminish.
    archaic, intransitive, rare, transitive
  2. To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.
    intransitive, obsolete, rare, transitive

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

aslaked aslakes aslaking asocialised asocialises asocialising

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