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sa·ti·ate    Audio Help   [v. sey-shee-eyt; adj. sey-shee-it, -eyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1.to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
2.to satisfy to the full; sate.
–adjective
3.satiated.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME (adj.) < L satiātus (ptp. of satiāre to satisfy), equiv. to sati-enough (akin to sad) + -ātus -ate1]

sa·ti·a·tion, noun

1. glut, stuff, gorge.
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sa·ti·ate    Audio Help   (sā'shē-āt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   sa·ti·at·ed, sa·ti·at·ing, sa·ti·ates
  1. To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
  2. To satisfy to excess.

adj.   (-ĭt)
Filled to satisfaction.


[Middle English saciaten, from Latin satiāre, satiāt-, from satis, sufficient; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]

sa'ti·a'tion n.
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satiate  (v.)
c.1440 (implied in pp. adj. satiate), from L. satiatus, pp. of satiare "fill full, satisfy," from satis "enough," from PIE base *sa- "to satisfy" (cf. Goth. saþs "satiated," O.E. sæd "satisfied;" see sad).

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satiate

adjective
1. supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction [ant: insatiable

verb
1. fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" 
2. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream" [syn: gorge

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Satiate

Con*tent"\, v. t. [F. contenter, LL. contentare, fr. L. contentus, p. p. See Content, a.]

1. To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.

Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained. --I. Watts.

Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them. --Mark xv. 15.

2. To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you. --Shak.

Syn: To satisfy; appease; plese. See Satiate.
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Satiate

Sad\ (s[a^]d), a. [Compar. Sadder; supperl. Saddest.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. s[ae]d satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. sa[eth]r, saddr, Goth. sa[thorn]s, Lith. sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated, Gr. 'a`menai to satiate, 'a`dnh enough. Cf. Assets, Sate, Satiate, Satisfy, Satire.]

1. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.]

Yet of that art they can not waxen sad, For unto them it is a bitter sweet. --Chaucer.

2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few phrases; as, sad bread.]

His hand, more sad than lump of lead. --Spenser.

Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. --Mortimer.

3. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. "Sad-colored clothes." --Walton.

Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors. --Mortimer.

4. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.] "Ripe and sad courage." --Chaucer.

Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman. --Bacon.

Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties. --Ld. Berners.

5. Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.

First were we sad, fearing you would not come; Now sadder, that you come so unprovided. --Shak.

The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad. --Milton.

6. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.

7. Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.] "Sad tipsy fellows, both of them." --I. Taylor.

Note: Sad is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed, sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like.

Sad bread, heavy bread. [Scot. & Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.

Syn: Sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed; cheerless; downcast; sedate; serious; grave; grievous; afflictive; calamitous.
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