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Satiated
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- The people are thoroughly satiated with revolutions, and show no favor to the ambitions plottings of the opposition chiefs.
- But could not keep the hunger of wild pack dogs satiated those were unleashed for liberation, they have now turned inwards.
- Some satiated caterpillars then attach the empty snail shells onto their speckled casings.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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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Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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