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sa⋅ti⋅ate

  [v. sey-shee-eyt; adj. sey-shee-it, -eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective
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–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
3. satiated.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME (adj.) < L satiātus (ptp. of satiāre to satisfy), equiv. to sati-enough (akin to sad ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
sa⋅ti⋅a⋅tion, noun

Synonyms:
1. glut, stuff, gorge.
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sa·ti·ate   (sā'shē-āt')   
tr.v.   sa·ti·at·ed, sa·ti·at·ing, sa·ti·ates
  1. To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
  2. To satisfy to excess.
adj.   (-ĭt)
Filled to satisfaction.

[Middle English saciaten, from Latin satiāre, satiāt-, from satis, sufficient; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]
sa'ti·a'tion n.
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Satiate

Sa"ti*ate\, a. [L. satiatus, p. p. of satiare to satisfy, from sat, satis, enough. See Sad, a., and cf. Sate.] Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; -- followed by with or of. "Satiate of applause." --Pope.

Satiate

Sa"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Satiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Satiating.]

1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense.

These [smells] rather woo the sense than satiate it. --Bacon.

I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be satiated with my blood. --Eikon Basilike.

2. To full beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or loathing; to surfeit; to glut.

3. To saturate. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.

Syn: To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill; surfeit; glut.

Usage: Satiate, Satisfy, Content. These words differ principally in degree. To content is to make contented, even though every desire or appetite is not fully gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the longings of desire. To satiate is to fill so completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in.

Content with science in the vale of peace. --Pope.

His whole felicity is endless strife; No peace, no satisfaction, crowns his life. --Beaumont.

He may be satiated, but not satisfied. --Norris.
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satiate  (v.)
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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