satiate
Americanverb
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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
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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satiatesimple
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satiatessimple
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have satiatedperfect
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has satiatedperfect
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am satiatingprogressive
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are satiatingprogressive
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is satiatingprogressive
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have been satiatingperfect progressive
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has been satiatingperfect progressive
Past
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satiatedsimple
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had satiatedperfect
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was satiatingprogressive
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were satiatingprogressive
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had been satiatingperfect progressive
Future
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.
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It's unclear if the releases of the UFO files have done much to satiate the curiosity of legions of UFO researchers, official and otherwise.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
But “we make it very challenging to build enough homes to satiate the demand,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
You despaired because buying merchandise—both Fanatics’ own and products it retails—did not satiate your appetite to do e-commerce with this company.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2025
Do some children have to die in order to satiate our desire for data?
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2024
Guarding the girls’ privacy meant finding other ways to satiate the public’s curiosity about our family.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The "iconic, one-dish, standalone comfort meal" is one that both fulfills and satiates, emotionally and gustatorily, in a way that not many other foods do on the larger cultural scale.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
Bentinho’s online presence satiates this hunger for tens of thousands of seekers online.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020
There’s something about watching humans struggle in the unforgiving, mysterious and undiscovered realms of the universe that satiates a particular craving.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2018
But it would appear the on-demand world supplied by YouTube satiates the public’s need for music videos.
From Forbes ● Jul. 31, 2015
Yet the infatuation preserves and satiates me in an indescribable way.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Here are the best options to keep you satiated through Thanksgiving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
A memory is unlocked in a pair of slouchy carpenter pants and delicate stacks of golden jewelry, and the longing for home is temporarily satiated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
I felt so completely satiated by it and I was like, well, I think there's nothing new for me to do.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
He no doubt hoped that this lust would be satiated when the FBI arrested a substitute older white lady, Judge Hannah Dugan of Wisconsin, on iffy-sounding charges of "obstruction."
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
As soon as this happened, they cheerfully abandoned the gruelling, dangerous, and often spartan life of hunter-gatherers, settling down to enjoy the pleasant, satiated life of farmers.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
"The dark chocolate scent serves as a learned cue for a rich, bitter, and highly satiating food, which essentially tricks the system into an anticipatory state of fullness," said Nashrudin Naharudin.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cal-Maine, for its part, is “seeing rising demand for complete, high-quality proteins—including from consumers on GLP-1 medications who are gravitating toward protein-dense, satiating foods,” says Miller.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
Rumors of Garvey’s entry into this Senate race—his last, best chance at satiating a bucket-list item—were first reported in June, with an announcement expected weeks later.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2024
This city may have a rabid fan base, but its teams aren’t satiating said fans’ appetite.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Both of them felt relief in giving the reins to their sorrow, and silently satiating the anguish of their hearts.
From Eric, or Little by Little by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
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