satiate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare (“to fill full, satiate”), from sat + satis (“sufficient”) + satur (“full”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seɪʃɪˈeɪt/
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Verb
satiate (third-person singular simple present satiates, present participle satiating, simple past and past participle satiated)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
satisfy
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satisfy to excess
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Adjective
satiate (comparative more satiate, superlative most satiate)
- Filled to satisfaction or to excess.
- Alexander Pope
- Our generals now, retir'd to their estates,
Hang their old trophies o'er the garden gates;
In life's cool evening satiate of applause […]
- Our generals now, retir'd to their estates,
- Alexander Pope
Related terms
References
- “Monthly Gleanings: November 2011: Sate versus satiated.”, OUPblog
Further reading
- satiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- satiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- satiate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
References
- satiate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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