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satiate

[ verb sey-shee-eyt; adjective sey-shee-it, -eyt ]
/ verb ˈseɪ ʃiˌeɪt; adjective ˈseɪ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), sa·ti·at·ed, sa·ti·at·ing.
to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
to satisfy to the full; sate.
adjective
satiated.
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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-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM satiate

sa·ti·a·tion, nounnon·sa·ti·a·tion, nounun·sa·ti·at·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH satiate

sate, satiate
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Words related to satiate

gratify, indulge, nauseate, sate, slake, cloy, content, fill, glut, gorge, jade, overdose, overfill, pall, saturate, surfeit

How to use satiate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for satiate

satiate
/ (ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to fill or supply beyond capacity or desire, often arousing weariness
to supply to satisfaction or capacity

Derived forms of satiate

satiation, noun

Word Origin for satiate

C16: from Latin satiāre to satisfy, from satis enough
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