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Satiate — Sa ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Satiating}.] 1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
satiate — satiate, sate, surfeit, cloy, pall, glut, gorge are comparable when they mean to fill or become filled to the point of repletion. Although both satiate and sate can imply no more than a complete satisfying, both terms more often imply an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
satiate — [sā′shē āt΄; ] for adj., usually [, sā′shēit] adj. [L satiatus, pp. of satiare, to fill full, satisfy < satis, enough: see SAD] having had enough or more than enough; sated vt. satiated, satiating 1. Now Rare to satisfy to the full; gratify… … English World dictionary
Satiate — Sa ti*ate, a. [L. satiatus, p. p. of satiare to satisfy, from sat, satis, enough. See {Sad}, a., and cf. {Sate}.] Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; followed by with or of. Satiate of applause. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
satiate — (v.) mid 15c., from L. satiatus, pp. of satiare fill full, satisfy, from satis enough, from PIE root *sa to satisfy (Cf. Goth. saþs satiated, O.E. sæd satisfied; see SAD (Cf. sad)). Related: Satiated; … Etymology dictionary
satiate — [v] stuff, satisfy completely or excessively cloy, content, feed to gills*, fill, glut, gorge, gratify, indulge, jade, nauseate, overdose, overfill, pall, sate, saturate, slake, surfeit; concepts 169,740 Ant. deprive, dissatisfy, leave wanting … New thesaurus
Satiate — For a definition of the word satiate , see the Wiktionary entry satiate. Satiate Studio album by Avail Releas … Wikipedia
satiate — UK [ˈseɪʃɪeɪt] / US [ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms satiate : present tense I/you/we/they satiate he/she/it satiates present participle satiating past tense satiated past participle satiated literary to satisfy a need or desire… … English dictionary
satiate — I. adjective Date: 15th century filled to satiety II. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare, from satis enough more at sad Date: 15th century to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
satiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sate, satisfy; cloy, jade, make blasé; quench, slake, pall; glut, gorge, surfeit, bore; spoil. See sufficiency. Ant., leave wanting, disappoint. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sate, surfeit, cloy, glut, fill … English dictionary for students
