sated

American  

[sey-tid] / ˈseɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. fully satisfied.

   After that deep bowl of superb salad, I left sated and content.

2. overfilled with or overexposed to something to the point of being unable to bear more; glutted, as with food, pleasure, etc..

   Congratulations for adding flavor to an old debate being forced upon a sated populace.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of sate.

Etymology

Origin of sated

sate ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

When the dragon had finally sated its hunger, it sat on Jeremy's desk, preening its scales with its beaky nose.

From Literature

Ryan thwarted Bellingham again as tensions calmed by the end, with the crowd temporarily sated by the victory.

From Barron's

My appetite is sated and I am not tempted by snacks, other than the recommended apples, grapes and nuts.

From BBC

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

And, with the market already sated with its fresh December cut, hotter inflation may not have as much of a market impact.

From Barron's

Related Words

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