satiate
verb
- to indulge or gratify fully; to sate
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/
adj
Etymology: First attested in the 1440–1450s, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin satiātus, perfect passive participle of satiō (“to fill full, satiate, satisfy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from satis (“sufficient”).
- Filled to satisfaction or to excess; satiated, satisfied.
“A ſnowy Feather ſpangled white he beares, To ſignifie the mildneſſe of his minde, That ſatiate with ſpoile refuſeth blood:”
“Our generals now, retir'd to their estates, Hang their old trophies o'er the garden gates; In life's cool evening satiate of applause”
verb
Etymology: First attested in the 1440–1450s, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin satiātus, perfect passive participle of satiō (“to fill full, satiate, satisfy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from satis (“sufficient”).
- To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
“Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.”
- To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.