satiating

Variant of satiate

satiate definition

sa·ti·ate (sā′s̸hē āt′; for adj., usually, -it)

adjective

having had enough or more than enough; sated

Etymology: L satiatus, pp. of satiare, to fill full, satisfy < satis, enough: see sad

transitive verb satiated -·at′ed, satiating -·at′·ing

  1. Now Rare to satisfy to the full; gratify completely
  2. to provide with more than enough, so as to weary or disgust; glut; surfeit

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