sate

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[ seyt ]
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verb (used with object),sat·ed, sat·ing.
  1. to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.

  2. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.

Origin of sate

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First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of obsolete sade “to satiate,” Old English sadian (akin to sad), perhaps influenced by satiate

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Other definitions for sate (2 of 2)

sate2
[ sat, seyt ]

verbArchaic.
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sit1.

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British Dictionary definitions for sate (1 of 2)

sate1

/ (seɪt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully

  2. to supply beyond capacity or desire

Origin of sate

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Old English sadian; related to Old High German satōn; see sad, satiate

British Dictionary definitions for sate (2 of 2)

sate2

/ (sæt, seɪt) /


verb
  1. archaic a past tense and past participle of sit

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