over-saturate
sat·u·rate
[v. sach-uh-reyt; adj., n. sach-er-it, -uh-reyt] verb, sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, adjective, noun 
əˌreɪt; 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.
verb (used without object)
7.
to become saturated.
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Over-saturate
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adjective
8.
noun
9.
a saturated fat or fatty acid.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin saturātus (past participle of saturāre to fill), equivalent to satur- full, well-fed (see sad) + -ātus -ate1
1530–40; < Latin saturātus (past participle of saturāre to fill), equivalent to satur- full, well-fed (see sad) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
de·sat·u·rate, verb (used with object), de·sat·u·rat·ed, de·sat·u·rat·ing.
o·ver·sat·u·rate, verb (used with object), o·ver·sat·u·rat·ed, o·ver·sat·u·rat·ing.
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| saturate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to fill, soak, or imbue totally |
| 2. | to make (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc) saturated or (of a compound, vapour, etc) to become saturated |
| 3. | (tr) military to bomb or shell heavily |
| —adj | |
| 4. | a less common word for saturated |
| [C16: from Latin saturāre, from satur sated, from satis enough] | |
| satu'rater | |
| —n | |
| satu'rator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
saturate
1530s, "to satisfy, satiate," from L. saturatus, pp. of saturare "to fill full, sate, drench," from satur "sated, full," from PIE base *sa- "to satisfy" (see sad). Meaning "soak thoroughly" first recorded 1756. Marketing sense first recorded 1958. Saturation bombing first recorded
1942, in reference to Allied air raid on Cologne.
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Medical Dictionary
saturate sat·u·rate (sāch'ə-rāt')
v. sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates
Abbr. sat.
To imbue or impregnate thoroughly.
To soak, fill, or load to capacity.
To cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.
To satisfy all the chemical affinities of a substance; neutralize.
To dissolve a substance up to that concentration beyond which the addition of more results in a second phase.
sat'u·ra·ble (sāch'ər-ə-bəl) adj.
sat'u·ra'tor n.
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