satiate

satiate
\ \ [16] Like satisfy, satiate comes from Latin satisenough’, a descendant of the same Indo-European base that produced English sad and sated. Satis formed the basis of a verb satiāregive enough or too much’, which was originally taken over by English in the former of these senses, virtually the equivalent of satisfy, but since the 17th century this has been gradually pushed aside by the more opprobrious ‘give too much, surfeit’. From the same source come satiable [16] and satiety [16].
\ \ Cf.SAD, SATED, SATISFY

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  • Satiate — Sa ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Satiating}.] 1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • satiate — satiate, sate, surfeit, cloy, pall, glut, gorge are comparable when they mean to fill or become filled to the point of repletion. Although both satiate and sate can imply no more than a complete satisfying, both terms more often imply an… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • satiate — [sā′shē āt΄; ] for adj., usually [, sā′shēit] adj. [L satiatus, pp. of satiare, to fill full, satisfy < satis, enough: see SAD] having had enough or more than enough; sated vt. satiated, satiating 1. Now Rare to satisfy to the full; gratify… …   English World dictionary

  • Satiate — Sa ti*ate, a. [L. satiatus, p. p. of satiare to satisfy, from sat, satis, enough. See {Sad}, a., and cf. {Sate}.] Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; followed by with or of. Satiate of applause. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • satiate — index assuage, pacify, satisfy (fulfill) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • satiate — (v.) mid 15c., from L. satiatus, pp. of satiare fill full, satisfy, from satis enough, from PIE root *sa to satisfy (Cf. Goth. saþs satiated, O.E. sæd satisfied; see SAD (Cf. sad)). Related: Satiated; …   Etymology dictionary

  • satiate — [v] stuff, satisfy completely or excessively cloy, content, feed to gills*, fill, glut, gorge, gratify, indulge, jade, nauseate, overdose, overfill, pall, sate, saturate, slake, surfeit; concepts 169,740 Ant. deprive, dissatisfy, leave wanting …   New thesaurus

  • Satiate — For a definition of the word satiate , see the Wiktionary entry satiate. Satiate Studio album by Avail Releas …   Wikipedia

  • satiate — UK [ˈseɪʃɪeɪt] / US [ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms satiate : present tense I/you/we/they satiate he/she/it satiates present participle satiating past tense satiated past participle satiated literary to satisfy a need or desire… …   English dictionary

  • satiate — I. adjective Date: 15th century filled to satiety II. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare, from satis enough more at sad Date: 15th century to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • satiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sate, satisfy; cloy, jade, make blasé; quench, slake, pall; glut, gorge, surfeit, bore; spoil. See sufficiency. Ant., leave wanting, disappoint. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sate, surfeit, cloy, glut, fill …   English dictionary for students

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