sate

¹

[ seyt ]

verb (used with object)

, sat·ed, sat·ing.

1. to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.

   Synonyms: fill, satiate

2. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.

   Synonyms: stuff, gorge

sate

²

[ sat, seyt ]

verb

, Archaic.

1. simple past tense and past participle of sit ¹.

sate

¹

/ seɪt /

verb

1. to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully
2. to supply beyond capacity or desire

sate

²

/ sæt; seɪt /

verb

1. See sit
   archaic.
   a past tense and past participle of sit

Word History and Origins

Origin of sate¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of obsolete sade “to satiate,” Old English sadian (akin to sad ), perhaps influenced by satiate

Word History and Origins

Origin of sate¹

Old English sadian; related to Old High German satōn; see sad , satiate

Example Sentences

Once we sated her curiosity, she smiled with a sense of relief and excitement — the neighborhood again has a buzzing centerpiece.

From Washington Blade

We also have a delightful rosé from southern France, a hearty primitivo from the heel of Italy’s boot, and a classic cocktail to sate our wanderlust for Venice.

From Washington Post

She smiles her tight little smile of longing—never enough information to sate this one—and moves on to another line of questioning.

From MIT Technology Review

Right on cue, companies have been eager to sate our warm-and-fuzzy cravings with offers of softer clothes, deeper sleep, and products designed to create a cozier home.

From Popular-Science

If it inhabits you, you know it as a never-sated occupier that gets you up early and puts you to bed late just trying to do a little bit more every day.

From Ozy

If Kentucky gets by Kansas State, I think Wichita Sate can get bounced in the second round.

From The Daily Beast

Verdict: Not that original, but it will sate the appetite of vampire-starved fans.

From The Daily Beast

Why wait a week to watch another episode when there are 108 more available and you can sate your hunger by just clicking away?

From The Daily Beast

It is not clear how much blood would sate the beast awakened.

From The Daily Beast

They were no more represented in the parliament which sate at Dublin than in the parliament which sate at Westminster.

From Project Gutenberg

This Committee sate at intervals during more than three months.

From Project Gutenberg

When those abuses have been the subject of debate in the House of Commons, I have sate silent.

From Project Gutenberg

His brother, much more distressed than himself, sate near him through the long agony of that day.

From Project Gutenberg

However, he sate by him, and glanced at the Caesar which the boy shoved about a quarter of an inch in his direction.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• gratify
• satiate