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saturate Definition

satu·rate (sac̸h′ə rāt′; for adj., usually, -rit)

transitive verb -·rat′ed, -·rat′·ing

  1. to cause to be thoroughly soaked, imbued, or penetrated
  2. to cause (something) to be filled, charged, supplied, etc. with the maximum that it can absorb
  3. Chem.
    1. to cause (a substance) to combine to the full extent of its combining capacity with another; neutralize
    2. to dissolve the maximum amount of (a gas, liquid, or solid) in a solution at a given temperature and pressure

Etymology: < L saturatus, pp. of saturare, to fill up, saturate < satur, full; akin to satis: see sad

adjective

saturated

saturate Related Forms

sat′u·ra′·tor noun

saturate Synonyms

saturate

v.

soak, overfill, drench, steep; see immerse 1, soak 1. See syn. study at soak.

saturate Usage Examples

Object

  • fat: Eating too much saturated fat is related to heart disease.
  • hydrocarbon: Know that alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons and know their properties.
  • acid: Products high in saturated fatty acids, salt, sugar etc should therefore not be promoted on this basis.
  • intake: This is a simple way to reduce your saturated fat intake.
  • soil: Water must be displaced from saturated soils in order to reduce the volume of the voids.
  • cholesterol: The causes are the same old suspects - too little fiber, saturated fat, cholesterol and obesity.

Preposition: with

  • vapor: Dewpoint: the temperature at which a given air/water vapor mixture is saturated with water vapor ( i.e.
  • moisture: Wetland: Lowland areas, such as marshes and swamps, that are saturated with moisture, the natural habitat of much wildlife.
  • oxygen: So instead of normally having 100 % of the hemoglobin saturated with oxygen, smokers are down to about 85 % of normal.
  • hydrogen: Monounsaturated fatty acids: Fatty acids in which only one area of the molecule is not saturated with hydrogen.
  • blood: Wars there have been in the past; this earth is saturated with blood.
  • water: With the soil saturated again with water there were large pools of water on the fields adjacent to the weather station.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

such: Use unsaturated fats such as sunflower or olive oil rather than saturated fats such as butter.

Adjective complement

fat: You're also adding to the already high saturated fat by piling on more meat.

Modifying Another Word

  • especially: Many people in the UK are eating too much fat, especially saturated fat.
  • completely: The access line is completely saturated during a 25 second period at the center of the period.
  • partly: If partly saturated air is cooled without changing its pressure or amount of water vapor, a point is reached when it becomes saturated.
  • deeply: According to Hi-Fi News, 'the wonderfully fluid images and deeply saturated colors painted by this Fujitsu combination are little short of mouth-watering.
  • fully: Above the water table is the zone where the ground is not fully saturated.