Satiate

  • 1Satiate — 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]… …

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  • 2satiate — 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… …

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  • 3satiate — [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… …

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  • 4Satiate — 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] …

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  • 5satiate — index assuage, pacify, satisfy (fulfill) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6satiate — (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; …

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  • 7satiate — [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 …

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  • 8Satiate — For a definition of the word satiate , see the Wiktionary entry satiate. Satiate Studio album by Avail Releas …

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  • 9satiate — 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… …

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  • 10satiate — 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 •… …

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