satiate

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare (to fill full, satiate), from sat, satis (sufficient), satur (full).

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satiate (third-person singular simple present satiates, present participle satiating, simple 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.

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satiate (comparative more satiate, superlative most satiate)

  1. Filled to satisfaction or to excess.

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[edit] Verb

satiāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of satiō

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satiāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of satiātus
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