Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense satiates, present participle satiating, past tense, past participle satiated
verb
If something such as food or pleasure satiates you, you have all that you need or all that you want of it, often so much that you become tired of it.
[formal]
The dinner was enough to satiate the gourmets. [VERB noun]
The festival offers enough choice to satiate most appetites. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: glut, satisfy, surfeit, gorge More Synonyms of satiate
satiatedadjective
She finished the meal and sat back with a satiated sigh.
satiate in British English
(ˈseɪʃɪˌeɪt)
verb(transitive)
1.
to fill or supply beyond capacity or desire, often arousing weariness
2.
to supply to satisfaction or capacity
Derived forms
satiation (ˌsatiˈation)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin satiāre to satisfy, from satis enough
satiate in American English
(ˈseɪʃiˌeɪt; for adj., usually, ˈseɪʃiɪt)
adjective
1.
having had enough or more than enough; sated
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsatiˌated or ˈsatiˌating
2. Rare
to satisfy to the full; gratify completely
3.
to provide with more than enough, so as to weary or disgust; glut; surfeit
SYNONYMY NOTE: satiate, sate1 in their basic sense mean to satisfy to the full, but in current use , satiate almost always implies, as , sate1 often does, a being filled or stuffed so full that all pleasure or desire is lost[satiated, or sated, with food, success, etc.]; surfeit implies a being filled or supplied to nauseating or disgusting excess [surfeited with pleasure]; cloy stresses the distaste one feels for something too sweet, rich, etc. that one hasindulged in to excess [cloying, sentimental music]; glut implies an overloading by filling or supplying to excess [to glut the market]
Derived forms
satiation (ˌsatiˈation)
noun
Word origin
L satiatus, pp. of satiare, to fill full, satisfy < satis, enough: see sad
Synonyms of 'satiate'
glut, satisfy, surfeit, gorge
More Synonyms of satiate
(verb)
Definition
to provide with more than enough, so as to disgust or weary
There is enough fruit to satiate several children.
Synonyms
glut
The pond was glutted with fish.
satisfy
The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone.
surfeit
gorge
Three men were gorging themselves on grouse and watermelon.
jade
nauseate
slake
They had to melt snow to slake their thirst.
sate
stuff
overfill
cloy
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cloy
Synonyms
sicken,
disgust,
weary,
gorge,
glut,
nauseate,
surfeit,
satiate,
sate
in the sense of gorge
Definition
to eat greedily
Three men were gorging themselves on grouse and watermelon.
Synonyms
stuff,
fill,
feed,
cram,
glut,
surfeit,
satiate,
sate
in the sense of satisfy
Definition
to fulfil the desires or needs of (a person)
The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone.