saturate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin saturatus, perfect passive participle of saturare (“to fill full”), from satur (“full”).
Verb [edit]
saturate (third-person singular simple present saturates, present participle saturating, simple past and past participle saturated)
- To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid).
- 1815, in the Annals of Philosophy, volume 6, page 332:
- Suppose, on the contrary, that a piece of charcoal saturated with hydrogen gas is put into a receiver filled with carbonic acid gas, […]
- Rain saturated their clothes.
- After walking home in the driving rain, his clothes were saturated.
- 1815, in the Annals of Philosophy, volume 6, page 332:
- To satisfy the affinity of; to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold.
- One can saturate phosphorus with chlorine.
Translations [edit]
to become penetrated or soaked
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to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- saturate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- saturate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- saturate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
saturate
- second-person plural present indicative of saturare
- second-person plural imperative of saturare
- Feminine plural of saturato
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
saturāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of saturō
