satiate
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /seɪʃɪˈeɪt/
Verb

satiate (satiates, present participle satiating; past and past participle satiated)

  1. (transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
    Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.
  2. (transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.
Synonyms Translations Translations Adjective

satiate

  1. Filled to satisfaction or to excess.
    • 1733-1738, Alexander Pope, Imitations of Horace:
      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
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