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sate¹ Definition

sate (sāt)

transitive verb sated, sat·ing

  1. to satisfy (an appetite, desire, etc.) to the full; gratify completely
  2. to provide with more than enough, so as to weary or disgust; surfeit; glut

Etymology: prob. altered < dial. sade, akin to sad, infl. by L satiare, to fill full: see satiate

sate² Definition

sate (sat, sāt)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

Archaic sit

sate Synonyms

sate

v.

satiate, surfeit, glut; see satiate. See syn. study at satiate.

sate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

affair: What a sorry sate of affairs - no doubt it is just as bad in England and Wales.

Object

  • appetite: Suitable vessels will be provided by the host to sate the appetites of most Kindred.
  • demand: In fact, there are few better examples of how our whims as consumers can lead to such energy-intensive efforts to sate demand.
  • fan: Slightly washed out but good enough to sate the many fans of the movie.
  • sauce: Serve immediately with a sate sauce or extra soy sauce.
  • desire: The young, the old and the infirm are all liable to be sacrificed to sate the murderous desires of the Ant.
  • mind: I walked home along the seafront to Hove afterward, hunger sated, mind relaxed, intending to return before too long.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: In fact, his appetite for heavy run scoring is clearly not sated.
  • there: Two o'clock came; and they still sate there with closed doors.
  • never: The enemy is never tired, never sated, never content with yesterday's brutality.
  • n't: If your appetite for discussion still is n't sated you could join the British poetry email list.
  • completely: As it was, the helpings are generous, and by the time I'd finished, I was completely sated.
  • fully: Nearly 120 items on the menu ensure that, whatever your tastes, you'll be fully sated.

Followed by an intransitive particle

down: She took her work and sate down very quiet and silent.

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