sate
1 Americanverb
verb
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to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully
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to supply beyond capacity or desire
verb
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
Explanation
Sometimes you're so hungry you feel like you could eat a ten-course meal. Other times it takes just a small salad to sate your appetite, or to satisfy your hunger. The verb sate comes from the Old English sadian, “to satiate,” and can be applied to any situation regarding the satisfaction of a need or an appetite. If you have been craving something sweet, your craving might be sated by a bag of jellybeans. However, if it seems like you can never get enough jellybeans, your appetite for sweets might be described as insatiable, a word used to describe a person or entity whose appetites — literally or figuratively — are impossible to satisfy.
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Example Sentences
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The schedule gets a bit easier as UO heads to Washington and Washington Sate before hosting Cal and all three of those foes are unranked.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024
Since their meta-analyses were published, Bushman, now at The Ohio Sate University in Columbus, and Ferguson have fought an increasingly fierce and sometimes personal battle, but the question remains unresolved.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 18, 2018
As the Iowa Sate Fair raged on in Des Moines, Avenatti made an appearance at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding Dinner, a popular fundraiser for presidential candidates.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2018
An American official familiar with the U.S. military operations in Sirte suggested that Islamic Sate has been mainly defeated in the city despite sustained pockets of resistance.
From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2016
The lovely Thais,3 by his side, Sate like a blooming Eastern bride In flower of youth and beauty's pride.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
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