satiate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the 1440–1450s, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin satiātus, perfect passive participle of satiō (“to fill full, satiate, satisfy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from satis (“sufficient”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/ === Verb === satiate (third-person singular simple present satiates, present participle satiating, simple past and past participle satiated) (transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy. (transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety. ==== Usage notes ==== Used interchangeably with, and more common than, sate. ==== Synonyms ==== sate, glut ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === satiate (comparative more satiate, superlative most satiate) (rare) Filled to satisfaction or to excess; satiated, satisfied. === Related terms === === References === === Further reading === “satiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “satiate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “satiate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Latin == === Verb === satiāte second-person plural present active imperative of satiō === Participle === satiāte vocative masculine singular of satiātus === References === “satiate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press