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Origin of saturate
synonym study for saturate
3. See wet.
OTHER WORDS FROM saturate
de·sat·u·rate, verb (used with object), de·sat·u·rat·ed, de·sat·u·rat·ing.o·ver·sat·u·rate, verb (used with object), o·ver·sat·u·rat·ed, o·ver·sat·u·rat·ing.Words nearby saturate
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How to use saturate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for saturate
saturate
verb (ˈsætʃəˌreɪt)
to fill, soak, or imbue totally
to make (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc) saturated or (of a compound, vapour, etc) to become saturated
(tr) military to bomb or shell heavily
adjective (ˈsætʃərɪt, -ˌreɪt)
a less common word for saturated
Derived forms of saturate
saturater or saturator, nounWord Origin for saturate
C16: from Latin saturāre, from satur sated, from satis enough
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