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
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
Explanation
If you just can't get enough popcorn, even the jumbo tub at the movie theater may not be enough to satiate, or satisfy, your desire. Satiate is often used in situations in which a thirst, craving, or need is satisfied. However, when satiate is used to describe eating, it can take on a more negative, or even disgusted, tone. If you comment that the diners at the world's largest all-you-can eat buffet were satiated, you might not mean that they were merely satisfied. You could be implying that they've been gluttons, and that they are now overstuffed with fried chicken wings and mac and cheese.
Vocabulary lists containing satiate
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Example Sentences
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Fixing the engines wasn’t enough to satiate his curiosity, so he made stuff out of workshop scraps—toys of metal and rubber that wound and jumped and dashed.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 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
The data underlined the need for much more serious fiscal spending but Beijing seems in no hurry to satiate market wishes this time.
From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023
Economist Carolyn Sloane said that price transparency alone isn’t going “to satiate the relief that the public is demanding from the annoyance of what’s going on in the live ticketing space.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 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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