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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 [ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to fill or supply beyond capacity or desire, often arousing weariness
2. to supply to satisfaction or capacity
[from Latin satiāre to satisfy, from satis enough]
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"

satiate
verb glut, satisfy, surfeit, gorge, jade, nauseate, slake, sate, stuff, overfill, cloy There is enough fruit to satiate several children.
Translations
satiate [ˈseɪʃɪeɪt] VT (with food) → hartar; (with pleasures) → saciar
satiate [ˈseɪʃieɪt] vt [+ person, appetite] → rassasier
satiate
vt appetite, desires, lust etcstillen (geh); person, animalsättigen; (to excess) → übersättigen; we were satiated with food and drinkwir hatten unseren Hunger und Durst zur Genüge gestillt; I’m quite satiated (liter, hum)mein Bedarf ist gedeckt (hum inf), → ich bin gesättigt (hum, geh)
satiate [ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt] vt (frm) → saziare
satiate [ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt] vt (frm) → saziare


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