allay vs slake

allay

verb
  • To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate. 

  • To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. 

noun
  • Alleviation; abatement; check. 

slake

verb
  • To besmear. 

  • To cool (something) with water or another liquid. 

  • To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). 

  • To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. 

  • To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. 

noun
  • A sloppy mess. 

How often have the words allay and slake occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )