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.
has saturated
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present perfectof saturate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“The appetite for something that can’t be monetized is growing in direct proportion to how thoroughly the monetized version has saturated every available surface.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Exceptionally wet weather, marked by a series of high-impact storms and persistent rainfall, has saturated the ground and triggered widespread flooding, external.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
Across the region, the surprise barrage of atmospheric rivers that swept through California over the past three months already has saturated the ground, overflowed canals and burst through levees.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
Painter Amy Sherald has saturated the life-size portrait in medium blue tones, with undercurrents of green.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2020
It has been well epitomised as the "day-dream of an artist who has saturated his mind with the past."
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)
