saturate (redirected from saturating)

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.

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

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satu·ra·ble (schr--bl) adj.

satu·rator n.

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saturate

vb [ˈsætʃəˌreɪt]

1. to fill, soak, or imbue totally

2. to make (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc.) saturated or (of a compound, vapour, etc.) to become saturated

3. (Military) (tr) Military to bomb or shell heavily

adj [ˈsætʃərɪt -ˌreɪt]

a less common word for saturated

[from Latin saturāre, from satur sated, from satis enough]

saturater , saturator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" impregnate 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"

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saturate

verb

1. flood, overwhelm, swamp, overrun, deluge, glut Both sides are saturating the airwaves.

2. soak, steep, drench, seep, imbue, douse, impregnate, suffuse, ret (used of flax, etc.), wet through, waterlog, souse, drouk (Scot.) If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, discard it.

Translations

saturate [ˈsætʃəreɪt] VT → empapar, saturar (with de) to be saturated with (fig) → estar empapado de
to saturate o.s. in (fig) → empaparse en

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saturate [ˈsætʃʊreɪt] vt

(= wet) → saturer
to be saturated with sth → être trempé(e) de qch

(COMMERCE) to saturate the market → saturer le marché
saturated fat n → graisse f saturée

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saturate

vt

(with liquid) → (durch)tränken; (rain) → durchnässen; I’m saturated (inf) → ich bin klatschnass (inf)

(Chem) → sättigen; a saturated solution/colour → eine gesättigte Lösung/Farbe

(fig) market → sättigen; airways → auslasten; this area is saturated with a sense of history → dies ist eine geschichtsträchtige Gegend; he saturated himself in French literature until the exam was over → er hat sich mit französischer Literatur vollgepfropft, bis die Prüfung vorbei war; the government saturated the area with troops → die Regierung entsandte massenhaft Truppen in das Gebiet; the area is saturated with troops → die Gegend wimmelt von Soldaten

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saturate [ˈsætʃəˌreɪt] vt to saturate (with) (soak) → inzuppare (di) (Chem) (fig) → saturare (di)
to saturate the market (Comm) → saturare il mercato

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saturate [ˈsætʃəˌreɪt] vt to saturate (with) (soak) → inzuppare (di) (Chem) (fig) → saturare (di)
to saturate the market (Comm) → saturare il mercato

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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 충분히 배어들다 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 浸濕 насичувати; просочувати تر بتر کردینا làm ướt sũng 渗透

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 포화시키다 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 饱和

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 포화 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 饱和