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satiate

sa·ti·ate

satiate

 
 
parts of speech:
transitive verb, adjective
features:
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part of speech: transitive verb
pronunciation: seI shi eIt
inflections: satiates, satiating, satiated
definition 1: to satisfy completely, as a hunger or desire.
synonyms:
fill, sate, satisfy
similar words:
appease, assuage, content, fulfill, gratify, quench, suffice
definition 2: to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit.
The guests were satiated after such a feast.
synonyms:
glut, gorge, sate, surfeit
similar words:
cloy, cram, fill, oversupply, saturate, stuff
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part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: seI shi t
definition: filled to satisfaction or to excess.
antonyms:
insatiate
derivations: satiated (adj.), satiation (n.)
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