əˈslāk transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English aslaken, from Old English āslacian to become or make slack, diminish, loosen, from ā- (perfective prefix) + slacian to slacken — more at abear , slake
archaic : to cause to abate or diminish
waits for the prey … its hunger to aslake — Robert Southey