Definitions For Aslake

Verb

aslak (transitive, intransitive, rare, or, obsolete) To abate; diminish. (transitive, intransitive, rare, or, obsolete) To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy. : 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.

Translations

mitigate

Etymology

from middle english aslaken, from {{inh + en + ang + āslacian + + to become slack, decline, diminish, grow tired, make slack, loosen, relax, dissolve}}, equivalent to a + slake.

Anagrams

Akelas, akelas

Is Aslake a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11

The word Aslake is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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