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satiate

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sa·ti·ate  (ssh-t)
tr.v. sa·ti·at·ed, sa·ti·at·ing, sa·ti·ates
1. To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
2. To satisfy to excess.
adj. (-t)
Filled to satisfaction.

[Middle English saciaten, from Latin satire, satit-, from satis, sufficient; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

sati·ation n.

satiate [say-she-ate]
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to provide with more than enough, so as to disgust or weary: enough cakes to satiate several children [Latin satiare]
satiable adj
satiation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.satiate - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
cloy, pall - cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
2.satiate - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
Adj.1.satiate - supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
insatiable, insatiate, unsatiable - impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable"
Translations
satiate [ˈseɪʃɪeɪt] vtsaciar, hartar
satiate [ˈseɪʃɪeɪt] vtrassasier
satiate [ˈseɪʃɪeɪt] vt (food) → sättigen (fig) (pleasure etc) → übersättigen
satiate [ˈseɪʃɪeɪt] vtsaziare


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The wise man gratifies every appetite and every passion, while the fool sacrifices all the rest to pall and satiate one.
I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited, and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man.
But, emulating the patience and self-denial of the practiced native warriors, they learned to overcome every difficulty; and it would seem that, in time, there was no recess of the woods so dark, nor any secret place so lovely, that it might claim exemption from the inroads of those who had pledged their blood to satiate their vengeance, or to uphold the cold and selfish policy of the distant monarchs of Europe.
 
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