slacken
English
/ˈslæ.kən/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.
- (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
- To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English slakenen suf from English slack.
Origin
English
slack
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- forslack English
- nonslack English
- slack English
- slack-handed English
- slackener English
- slackenest English
- slackeneth English
- slacker English
- slackery English
- slackful English
- slackish English
- slackline English
- slackly English
- slackness English
- slackwire English
- slak Middle English
- slakenen Middle English
- llac Welsh