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saturate
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sat·u·rate  (sch-rt)
tr.v. sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates
1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly: "The recollection was saturated with sunshine" (Vladimir Nabokov). See Synonyms at charge.
2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity.
3. Chemistry To cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.
adj. (-rt)
Saturated.

[Latin saturre, saturt-, to fill, from satur, sated; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

satu·ra·ble (schr--bl) adj.
satu·rator n.

saturate
Verb
[-rating, -rated]
1. to soak completely
2. to fill so completely that no more can be added: saturating the area with their men
3. Chem to combine (a substance) or (of a substance) to be combined with the greatest possible amount of another substance [Latin saturare]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.saturate - cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2.saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
medicate - impregnate with a medicinal substance
alcoholise, alcoholize - treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator"
fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
imbue, soak - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"
ammonify - treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification
thoriate - impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission
stuff - treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin"
charge - saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
imbrue, drench - permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"

saturate
verb 2. soak, steep, drench, seep, imbue, douse, impregnate, suffuse, ret (flax, etc) wet through, waterlog, souse, drouk Scot.
Translations
saturate [ˈsætʃəreɪt] vt to saturate (with) → empapar or saturar (de)

saturate [ˈsætʃəreɪt] vt to saturate (with) → saturer (de)

saturate [ˈsætʃəreɪt] vt to saturate (with) → durchnässen (mit);
(Chem) (market) → sättigen (fig) (area etc) → überschwemmen

saturate [ˈsætʃəreɪt] vt to saturate (with) → saturare (di)

saturate
v saturate [ˈsӕtʃəreit]
1 to make very wet Saturate the earth round the plants. deurdrenk يُشْبِع напоявам nasytit vodou gennemvæde durchtränken διαποτίζω, κάνω κτ. τελείως υγρό empapar läbi immutama خيس كردن liottaa imbiber לְהַרטִיב לְגָמרֵי गीला कर देना natopiti átitat membasahi gegnvæta impregnare, inzuppare 浸す 흠뻑 적시다 prisotinti piesūcināt; samitrināt menyebabkan sesuatu basah kuyup doordrenken gjennombløte/-væte nasycać saturar a îm­biba пропитывать namočiť, napustiť, nasiaknuť prepojiti natopiti genomdränka, göra genomblöt ทำให้เปียกโชก iyice ıslatmak 滲透 насичувати; просочувати تر بتر کردینا làm ướt sũng
2 to fill completely The market has been saturated with paintings like that. oorspoel يَملأ السوق بالبَضائِع насищам nasytit mætte sättigen γεμίζω μέχρι κορεσμού saturar küllastama اشباع كردن kyllästää saturer לְמַלֵא भरा होना zasititi telít membanjiri metta saturare, rendere saturo ~を一杯にする 완전히 채우다 pripildyti piepildīt; piesātināt tepu verzadigen gjennomsyre, mette zapełnić inundar a satura насыщать nasýtiť zasititi zasititi mätta ได้รับอย่างเต็มที่ doyurmak 飽和 насичувати, наводняти پوری طرح سے بھر دینا đắm chìm
n satuˈration
deurdrenking إشْباع، إبْتِلال насищане nasycení mætning die Sättigung διαπότιση, κορεσμός saturación küllastamine اشباع kyllästäminen saturation רְווָיָה संतृप्ति करण, संतृप्ति zasićenje, zasićenost átitatás keadan basah mettun saturazione 浸潤 침투; 포화 상태 pripildymas, prisotinimas piesūcināšana; piesātināšana ketepuan verzadiging metning, gjennomsyring nasycenie saturação saturaţie насыщение nasýtenie zasičenost zasićenje mättande, mättning การทำให้เปียกโชก doyma 飽和 насичення; насиченість امتلا sự ướt sũng, thấm đẫm, sự bão hòa


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