satiation
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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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World English Dictionary
satiate (ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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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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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Which works synergistically with the tendency of processed food to evoke less of of a hunger satiation response.
It has been suggested that dietary fibers can affect food intake and satiation.
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