sate

¹ American  

[seyt] / seɪt /

verb (used with object)

sated, sating

1. to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.

   Synonyms:

   fill, satiate

2. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.

   Synonyms:

   stuff, gorge

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sate ² American  

[sat, seyt] / sæt, seɪt /

verb

Archaic.

1. simple past tense and past participle of sit.

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sate ¹ British  

/ seɪt /

verb

1. to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully

2. to supply beyond capacity or desire

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sate ² British  

/ sæt, seɪt /

verb

1. archaic a past tense and past participle of sit

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Etymology

Origin of sate

First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of obsolete sade “to satiate,” Old English sadian (akin to sad ), perhaps influenced by satiate

Explanation

Sometimes you're so hungry you feel like you could eat a ten-course meal. Other times it takes just a small salad to sate your appetite, or to satisfy your hunger. The verb sate comes from the Old English sadian, “to satiate,” and can be applied to any situation regarding the satisfaction of a need or an appetite. If you have been craving something sweet, your craving might be sated by a bag of jellybeans. However, if it seems like you can never get enough jellybeans, your appetite for sweets might be described as insatiable, a word used to describe a person or entity whose appetites — literally or figuratively — are impossible to satisfy.

Example Sentences

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sate sated sating

Investors regard Bloom’s solid oxide fuel cell as a robust source of power to sate data centers’ endless appetite.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

I always order chicken sate and the green papaya salad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

The startup says its discoveries can help sate the U.S.’s thirst for power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

It seems likely that Sir Keir's rhetoric in PMQs will sate some Labour MPs for now.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

He was merry, and we sate in an office in the warehouse while he feigned instruction and I feigned learning.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Those viewers were probably not sated by the FCC’s February review of the performance, which found that the songs’ lyrics had been appropriately altered for the broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026

The question for investors posed by biotech’s strong performance last year was whether the run-up a sign of outperformance yet to come, or whether demand for biotech stocks had been sated.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

But his taste for adventure was far from sated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Power can never have enough, it can't be sated.

From Salon ● May 26, 2025

Then she took her place at the fire and drank the rest of DufFs coconut milk, drinking till she was sated.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Another visitor disagreed, sating: "It's just one sign... I think it's good advertising. It gets seen a lot."

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

I’ve burned a lot of time sating my curiosity about emails like that.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

As such, she’s the frontrunner in Round 1, but there are major obstacles to the “Yellowjackets” star sating the show’s hunger for a major prize.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023

Ms. Caraballo began by sating “thank you Representative for the opportunity to clarify and provide context to my tweets.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

But beyond sating the national pride that had been pricked by the Soviet advance, the prospect of being involved in something that was so untried, untested, and unexplored connected with Katherine’s truest self.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Related Words

• gratify
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