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satiate

/ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/ verb

Latin root: satiātus First recorded: 1440 Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about satiate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Fill to satisfaction.
    I am sated
  2. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.
    She stuffed herself at the dinner

adjective

  1. Supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction.

Origin

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”).

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