Satiate SATIATE, v.t. sa'shate. [L. satiatus, from satio. See sate.]
1. To fill; to satisfy appetite or desire; to feed to the full, or to
furnish enjoyment to the extent of desire; as, to satiate appetite or
sense. 2. To fill to the extent of want; as, to satiate the earth or
plants with water. 3. To glut; to fill beyond natural desire.
He may be satiated, but not satisfied. 4. To gratify desire to the
utmost. I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they
should be satiated with my blood. 5. To saturate. [Not unusual. See
saturate.] SA'TIATE, a. Filled to satiety; glutted; followed by
with or of. the former is most common; as satiate of applause. [Unusual.]
satiate I. adjectiveDate: 15th century filled to satiety
II. transitive verb (-ated; -ating)
Etymology: Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare,
from satis enough — more at sadDate: 15th century
to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess • satiationnoun Synonyms:satiate, sate, surfeit, cloy, pall, glut, gorge mean
to fill to repletion. satiate and sate may sometimes imply only
complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed
interest or desire <years of globe-trotting had satiated
their interest in travel> <readers were sated with
sensationalistic stories>. surfeit implies a nauseating repletion
<surfeited themselves with junk food>. cloy stresses the
disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting <sentimental pictures
that cloy after a while>. pall emphasizes the loss of ability
to stimulate interest or appetite <a life of leisure eventually begins
to pall>. glut implies excess in feeding or supplying <a
market glutted with diet books>. gorge suggests glutting to the
point of bursting or choking <gorged themselves with chocolate>.
satiate adj. & v. --adj. archaic satiated. --v.tr. = SATE. Derivatives: satiable adj. archaic. satiation n. Etymology: L satiatus past part. of satiare f. satis
enough
satiate
(satiates, satiating, satiated)
If something such as food or pleasure satiates you, you have all that you need or all
that you want of it, often so much that you become tired of it. (FORMAL)
The dinner was enough to satiate the gourmets...VERB: V n
satiate
ˈseɪʃɪeɪt adj. & v. --adj. archaic satiated. --v.tr. =
SATE. øøsatiable adj. archaic. satiation n. [L satiatus past part. of
satiare f. satis enough]
Satiate \Sa"ti*ate\, a. [L. satiatus, p. p. of satiare to
satisfy, from sat, satis, enough. See Sad, a., and cf.
Sate.]
Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; -- followed by with or of.
``Satiate of applause.'' --Pope.
Satiate \Sa"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Satiated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Satiating.]
1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full;
to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate;
as, to satiate appetite or sense.
These [smells] rather woo the sense than satiate it.
--Bacon.
I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although
they should be satiated with my blood. --Eikon
Basilike.
2. To full beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or
loathing; to surfeit; to glut.
3. To saturate. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.
Syn: To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill;
surfeit; glut.
Usage: Satiate, Satisfy, Content. These words differ
principally in degree. To content is to make
contented, even though every desire or appetite is not
fully gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the
longings of desire. To satiate is to fill so
completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy
more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in.
Content with science in the vale of peace.
--Pope.
His whole felicity is endless strife; No peace,
no satisfaction, crowns his life. --Beaumont.
He may be satiated, but not satisfied. --Norris.
satiate
ˈseɪʃɪeɪt v.
1 stuff, glut, gorge, cloy, surfeit, overfill, overstuff, glut, pall, overindulge, saturate,
choke, deluge, flood, choke, suffocate, weary, exhaust, bore, tire, jade: The travellers were
so satiated with food and drink that nothing could wake them.
2 slake, satisfy, quench, content, gratify, sate: I felt the it would take at least a
gallon of water to satiate my thirst.
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