satiate
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ʃiˌeɪt; 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.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
One spoonful of canned dog food with a helping of fruit seems to satiate them.
His first week's experience has given him plenty of meat to satiate his hunger for broad social observations.
Thunder on thunder exulted, rejoicing to live and to satiate the nights desire.
Vendors on nearby streets satiate the thirsts of the crowd with bottled water and cold ice cream sandwiches.
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