verb
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to fill or supply beyond capacity or desire, often arousing weariness
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to supply to satisfaction or capacity
Other Word Forms
- nonsatiation noun
- satiation noun
- unsatiating adjective
Etymology
Origin of satiate
1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin satiātus (past participle of satiāre to satisfy), equivalent to sati- enough (akin to sad ) + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Again, I resorted to side dishes to satiate me.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
I file all this under “well-intentioned and legally expedient,” but it was too antiseptic to satiate a growing need for collective frameworks to make sense and seek purpose in an increasingly complicated world.
From Slate • Aug. 25, 2024
"The Qantas board was too slow to read the room, and failed to satiate investor concerns despite the departure of the company's CEO, three directors, and Mr Goyder's belated decision to vacate his chairmanship".
From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2023
Otherwise, use these handy recipe links to perfume your home and satiate your family with some of Child's classics.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023
Guarding the girls’ privacy meant finding other ways to satiate the public’s curiosity about our family.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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