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satiate

[v. sey-shee-eyt; adj. sey-shee-it, -eyt] Origin

sa·ti·ate

[v. sey-shee-eyt; adj. sey-shee-it, -eyt] verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
2.
to satisfy to the full; sate.
adjective

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to make blissfully happy; in the Roman Catholic Church, to declare to be among the blessed entitled to specific religious honor

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin satiātus (past participle of satiāre to satisfy), equivalent to sati-enough (akin to sad) + -ātus -ate1

sa·ti·a·tion, noun
non·sa·ti·a·tion, noun
un·sa·ti·at·ing, adjective

sate, satiate.


1. glut, stuff, gorge.

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satiate (ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to fill or supply beyond capacity or desire, often arousing weariness
2.  to supply to satisfaction or capacity
 
[C16: from Latin satiāre to satisfy, from satis enough]
 
sati'ation
 
n

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satiate
c.1440 (implied in pp. adj. satiate), from L. satiatus, pp. of satiare "fill full, satisfy," from satis "enough," from PIE base *sa- "to satisfy" (cf. Goth. saþs "satiated," O.E. sæd "satisfied;" see sad). Related: Satiation.
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