saturate
to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
to charge to the utmost, as with magnetism.
to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely: to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm.
to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles.
to send so many planes over (a target area) that the defensive electronic tracking equipment becomes ineffective.
to furnish (a market) with goods to its full purchasing capacity.
to become saturated.
a saturated fat or fatty acid.
Origin of saturate
1synonym study For saturate
Other words from saturate
- de·sat·u·rate, verb (used with object), de·sat·u·rat·ed, de·sat·u·rat·ing.
- o·ver·sat·u·rate, verb (used with object), o·ver·sat·u·rat·ed, o·ver·sat·u·rat·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for saturate
to fill, soak, or imbue totally
to make (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc) saturated or (of a compound, vapour, etc) to become saturated
(tr) military to bomb or shell heavily
Origin of saturate
1Derived forms of saturate
- saturater or saturator, noun
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