sate

¹ American  

[seyt] / seɪt /

verb (used with object)

sated, sating

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

   Synonyms:

   fill, satiate

2. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.

   Synonyms:

   stuff, gorge

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sate ² American  

[sat, seyt] / sæt, seɪt /

verb

Archaic.

1. simple past tense and past participle of sit.

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sate ¹ British  

/ seɪt /

verb

1. to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully

2. to supply beyond capacity or desire

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sate ² British  

/ sæt, seɪt /

verb

1. archaic a past tense and past participle of sit

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Etymology

Origin of sate

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

Example Sentences

And, with the market already sated with its fresh December cut, hotter inflation may not have as much of a market impact.

From Barron's

It has said it can help sate power-hungry data centers, electric vehicles and growing industries.

From The Wall Street Journal

But his taste for adventure was far from sated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Microsoft is one of the hyperscalers, or developers of massive data centers, that have looking for ways to sate the technology’s appetite for power.

From Barron's

The travelling India press pack is large and unrelenting and Gill struggled to sate them.

From BBC

Related Words

• gratify
• satiate