sa·ti·ate (s sh - 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 sati re, sati t-, from satis, sufficient; see s - in Indo-European roots.]
sa ti·a tion 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 | Verb | 1. | 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"binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, scarf out, stuff 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 satisfactioninsatiable, insatiate, unsatiable - impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable" |
satiateverb 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 [ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt] vt ( frm) → saziare satiate [ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt] vt ( frm) → saziare
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