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sate

1 [seyt]

–verb (used with object), sat⋅ed, sat⋅ing.

1.	to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.

2.	to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.

Origin:
1595–1605; var. of obs. sade to satiate, OE sadian (akin to sad ), perh. influenced by satiate

Synonyms:
1. satiate, fill. 2. gorge, stuff.

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sate

2 [sat, seyt]

–verb Archaic.

pt. and pp. of sit.

sa⋅te

3 [sah-tey]

–noun

a Southeast Asian, esp. Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.

Also, sa⋅tay, sa⋅té.

Origin:
1930–35; < Malay satay, sate

sit

1 [sit]

verb, sat or (Archaic

) sate; sat or (Archaic

) sit⋅ten; sit⋅ting.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.

2.	to be located or situated: The house sits well up on the slope.

3.	to rest or lie (usually fol. by on or upon): An aura of greatness sits easily upon him.

4.	to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose: to sit for a portrait.

5.	to remain quiet or inactive: They let the matter sit.

6.	(of a bird) to perch or roost.

7.	(of a hen) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood.

8.	to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment: The jacket sits well on your shoulders.

9.	to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.

10.	to be convened or in session, as an assembly.

11.	to act as a baby-sitter.

12.	(of wind) to blow from the indicated direction: The wind sits in the west tonight.

13.	to be accepted or considered in the way indicated: Something about his looks just didn't sit right with me.

14.	Informal. to be acceptable to the stomach: Something I ate for breakfast didn't sit too well.

–verb (used with object)

15.	to cause to sit; seat (often fol. by down): Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.

16.	to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal): She sits her horse gracefully.

17.	to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; seat: Our dining-room table only sits six people.

18.	Informal. to serve as baby-sitter for: A neighbor can sit the children while you go out.

—Verb phrases

19.

sit down,

a.	to take a seat.

b.	to descend to a sitting position; alight.

c.	to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege: The military forces sat down at the approaches to the city.

20.

sit in,

a.	to attend or take part as a visitor or temporary participant: to sit in at a bridge game; to sit in for the band's regular pianist.

b.	to take part in a sit-in.

21.	sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at: to sit in on classes.

22.

sit on or upon,

a.	to inquire into or deliberate over: A coroner's jury was called to sit on the case.

b.	Informal. to suppress; silence: They sat on the bad news as long as they could.

c.	Informal. to check or rebuke; squelch: I'll sit on him if he tries to interrupt me.

23.

sit out,

a.	to stay to the end of: Though bored, we sat out the play.

b.	to surpass in endurance: He sat out his tormentors.

c.	to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in: We sat out all the Latin-American numbers.

24.

sit up,

a.	to rise from a supine to a sitting position.

b.	to delay the hour of retiring beyond the usual time.

c.	to sit upright; hold oneself erect.

d.	Informal. to become interested or astonished: We all sat up when the holiday was announced.

—Idioms

25.

sit on one's hands,

a.	to fail to applaud.

b.	to fail to take appropriate action.

26.	sit pretty, Informal. to be in a comfortable situation: He's been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job.

27.	sit tight, to bide one's time; take no action: I'm going to sit tight till I hear from you.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME sitten, OE sittan; c. D zitten, G sitzen, ON sitja; akin to Goth sitan, L sedēre, Gk hézesthai (base hed-); cf. set, sedate, cathedral, nest

Synonyms:
10. meet, assemble, convene, gather.

Usage note:
Compare set.

sit

2 [sit]

–verb

(in prescriptions) may it be.

Origin:
< L

Link To sate

sa·tay also sa·té or sa·te (sä'tā)

n. A dish of southeast Asia consisting of strips of marinated meat, poultry, or seafood grilled on skewers and dipped in peanut sauce.

[Malay saté, satai or Indonesian sate, both perhaps of Tamil origin.]

sate¹ (sāt)

tr.v. sat·ed, sat·ing, sates

To satisfy (an appetite) fully.
To satisfy to excess.

[Probably alteration of Middle English saden, from Old English sadian; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]

sate² (sāt, sāt)

v. Archaic
A past tense of sit.

sa·té or sa·te (sä'tā)

n. Variants of satay.

Sate

Sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sating.] [Probably shortened fr. satiate: cf. L. satur full. See Satiate.] To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to surfeit.

Crowds of wanderers sated with the business and pleasure of great cities. --Macaulay.

Sate

Sate\, imp. of Sit.

But sate an equal guest at every board. --Lowell.

Language Translation for : sate

Spanish: pobre diablo,

German: der Teufel,

Japanese: かわいそうな人

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sate

"to satisfy, surfeit," 1602, alteration (by infl. of L. satiare "satiate") of M.E. saden "become satiated," from O.E. sadian "to satiate," from W.Gmc. *sathojanan, from the same root as sad (q.v.).

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