satiate

[ verb sey-shee-eyt; adjective sey-shee-it, -eyt ]
/ verb ˈseɪ ʃiˌeɪt; adjective ˈseɪ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), sa·ti·at·ed, sa·ti·at·ing.

to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
to satisfy to the full; sate.

adjective

satiated.

Origin of satiate

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin satiātus (past participle of satiāre to satisfy), equivalent to sati-enough (akin to sad) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM satiate

sa·ti·a·tion, noun non·sa·ti·a·tion, noun un·sa·ti·at·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH satiate

sate satiate

Words nearby satiate

satellitosis, satelloid, satem, sati, satiable, satiate, satiated, satiation, saticon, satie, satiety

Words related to satiating

nauseate, gratify, slake, sate, indulge, surfeit, glut, saturate, content, pall, jade, gorge, cloy, fill, overfill, overdose

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British Dictionary definitions for satiating

satiate
/ (ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to fill or supply beyond capacity or desire, often arousing weariness
to supply to satisfaction or capacity

Derived forms of satiate

satiation, noun

Word Origin for satiate

C16: from Latin satiāre to satisfy, from satis enough