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satiation

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

sa·ti·ate

[v. sey-shee-eyt; adj. sey-shee-it, -eyt] verb, sa·ti·at·ed, sa·ti·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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Satiation is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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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satiation sa·ti·a·tion (sā'shē-ā'shən)
n.
The state produced by having had a specific need, such as hunger or thirst, fulfilled.


sa'ti·ate' v.

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