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sat·u·rate

Audio Help [v. sach-uh-reyt; adj., n. sach-er-it, -uh-reyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -rat·ed, -rat·ing, adjective, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.

2.	to charge to the utmost, as with magnetism.

3.	to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely: to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm.

4.	to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles.

5.	to send so many planes over (a target area) that the defensive electronic tracking equipment becomes ineffective.

6.	to furnish (a market) with goods to its full purchasing capacity.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to become saturated.

–adjective

8.	saturated.

–noun

9.	a saturated fat or fatty acid.

[Origin: 1530–40; < L saturātus (ptp. of saturāre to fill), equiv. to satur- full, well-fed (see sad) + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Synonyms 3. See wet.

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sat·u·rate Audio Help (sāch'ə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates

To imbue or impregnate thoroughly: "The recollection was saturated with sunshine" (Vladimir Nabokov). See Synonyms at charge.
To soak, fill, or load to capacity.
Chemistry To cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.

adj. (-rĭt)
Saturated.

[Latin saturāre, saturāt-, to fill, from satur, sated; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]

sat'u·ra·ble (sāch'ər-ə-bəl) adj., sat'u·ra'tor n.

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