saturate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
had saturated
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past perfectof saturate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Water had saturated the mica schist and reactivated the old landslide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The cyclone hit just a couple weeks after extensive flooding in the region had saturated the ground and essentially lived up to New Zealand officials’ worst-case scenarios, according to the MetService.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Within hours, a month’s worth of rain had saturated the city.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
Those false conspiracy theory videos, however, had saturated the top results on YouTube when searching for “David Hogg” and had amassed thousands of views before they were removed.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2018
When that process was completed, the ship was slowly air-dried to remove any remaining moisture that had saturated the wood after having been immersed in seawater for so long.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
