satiating
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ʃiˌeɪt; 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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to fill or supply beyond capacity or desire, often arousing weariness |
| 2. | to supply to satisfaction or capacity |
| [C16: from Latin satiāre to satisfy, from satis enough] | |
| sati'ation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
satiate
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). Related: Satiation.
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Example sentences
It is presumed that if a food is satiating, it will decrease subsequent intake of other foods because hunger is suppressed.
True about the vitamins, but juice does not contain the satiating fiber that the actual fruit and vegetables do.
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