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.
have saturated
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present perfectof saturate.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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"Or, the star clusters toward the center are so bright that they have saturated that area of the image."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
“We have saturated the area over, and over and over again,” Captain Burdian said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
To the contrary, as megapixel smartphone cameras and inexpensive broadband have saturated the market with ever-better, ever-cheaper images, Peters says, older business models have fallen aside, as have players who depend on them.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2019
D.C. police have saturated neighborhoods hit hard by shootings, and earlier this year prosecutors in the District announced they would take more gun cases to federal court, focusing on felons charged with possessing firearms.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2019
Keep these books on a shelf convenient for use, and read them again and again until you have saturated your mind with their wisdom and their beauty.
From Comfort Found in Good Old Books by Fitch, George Hamlin
