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in⋅sa⋅ti⋅ate

[in-sey-shee-it]

–adjective

insatiable: insatiate greed.

Origin:
1500–10; < L insatiātus not filled. See in- ³ , satiate

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in·sa·ti·ate (ĭn-sā'shē-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj. Insatiable.

[Latin īnsatiātus : in-, not; see in-¹ + satiātus, past participle of satiāre, to satisfy; see satiate.]

in·sa'ti·ate·ly adv., in·sa'ti·ate·ness n.

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insatiate
adjective
impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable" [ant: satiate]

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Insatiate

In*sa"ti*ate\, a. [L. insatiatus.] Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst.

The insatiate greediness of his desires. --Shak.

And still insatiate, thirsting still for blood. --Hook.