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satiate

verb

  1. to indulge or gratify fully; to sate
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adjective

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Wiktionary

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”).

  1. 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”).

  1. To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.

    Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.

  2. To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.