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.
oversaturate
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a word derived from
saturate.
Example Sentences
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But Steur’s lawyers said that the company began to intentionally oversaturate the market, oversupplying law enforcement.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
But why have two duds when you can oversaturate the field and double the boredom?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2022
We planned it that way ourselves so we wouldn’t oversaturate the market.
From The Verge ● Jan. 9, 2017
I don’t want to oversaturate the market quite yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2016
Care should be taken, however, not to oversaturate the ground, which would be the case if the washing of the stable was allowed to run continuously alongside a single row of trees.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
