saturate

1 of 2

verb

sat·u·rate ˈsa-chə-ˌrāt How to pronounce saturate (audio)

saturated; saturating

transitive verb

: to satisfy fully : satiate

: to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained

water saturated with salt

: to fill completely with something that permeates or pervades

book is saturated with Hollywood

Newgate Callendar

: to load to capacity

: to cause to combine until there is no further tendency to combine

saturator

ˈsa-chə-ˌrā-tər How to pronounce saturate (audio)

noun

saturate

2 of 2

adjective

sat·u·rate ˈsach-rət How to pronounce saturate (audio)

ˈsa-chə-

: saturated

Example Sentences

Verb Saturate the sponge with water. Images of the war saturated the news. Their new products are saturating the market. Adjective the test will only work if the sample cloth is saturate with solution

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

In February 2021, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman announced the creation of the Traffic Safety Unit, which includes about 20 officers who saturate specific areas of the city with daily traffic patrols.

Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022 Adjust each irrigation zone’s run time to saturate the soil surrounding plant roots.

Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2022 The hot, dry air evaporates water quickly, which in turn increases the amount needed to saturate a lawn.

Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022 Pour a small amount of the liquid into a small cup and dip your brush to saturate.

ELLE, 31 Mar. 2022 The model recently posted a reel sharing her application process of the Self Tanning Foam in the shade dark, using two pumps of the mousse on a tanning mitt per pass and waiting six to eight hours for the formula to fully saturate her skin.

Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022 Separate the ponytail into two pieces and saturate it with the Curl Corps Enhancing Gel.

Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2022 The trial’s live stream provided hours of raw material for the fancams, TikTok lip-synchs, and cheapo animations that the pro-Depp legions used to saturate every corner of digital space.

Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 Rising water levels can saturate rocks along the shoreline and weaken the cementing agents that bond the rock together, while declining water levels can destabilize the slopes by removing some of the rocks' confining pressure.

Rachel Ramirez And Sharif Paget, CNN, 1 June 2022 See More

Medical Definition

saturate 1 of 2

transitive verb

sat·u·rate ˈsach-ə-ˌrāt How to pronounce saturate (audio)

saturated; saturating

: to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained

water saturated with salt

a bandage saturated with blood

: to cause to combine until there is no further tendency to combine

saturate

2 of 2

noun

sat·u·rate -rət How to pronounce saturate (audio)

: a saturated chemical compound

saturate 1 of 2

verb

as in to soak

to wet thoroughly with liquid saturate your hair with water before applying the dye

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

soak
drench
drown
impregnate
immerse
submerge
macerate
sodden
penetrate
wash
inundate
steep
dip
sop
permeate
souse
moisten
infiltrate
water
marinate
waterlog
hydrate
dampen
douse
bathe
presoak
seethe
water-soak
swamp
humidify
damp
swill
dowse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dry
drain
dehydrate
wring (out)
empty
void
sear
desiccate
parch
dehumidify

saturate

2 of 2

adjective

as in saturated

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water the test will only work if the sample cloth is saturate with solution

Synonyms & Similar Words

saturated
dripping
bathed
washed
flooded
wet
soaked
soaking
drenched
watered
doused
awash
sodden
sopping
moist
waterlogged
soggy
damp
flushed
logged
splashed
submerged
drowned
soused
water-soaked
inundated
watery
bedraggled
overflowed
dowsed
soppy
deluged
steeped
rinsed
dipped
swamped
aqueous
hydrated
irrigated
dunked
humid
sluiced
laved
clammy
dank
boggy
dampish
sloppy
wettish
miry
semimoist
seepy
squashy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dry
arid
unwatered
waterless
hyperarid
waterproof
watertight
baked
dehydrated
sear
ultradry
sunbaked
bone-dry
droughty
thirsty
parched
wrung
sere
water-repellent
water-resistant
freeze-dried

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of saturate are drench, impregnate, soak, and steep. While all these words mean "to permeate or be permeated with a liquid," saturate implies a resulting effect of complete absorption until no more liquid can be held.

a saturated sponge

In some situations, the words drench and saturate are roughly equivalent. However, drench implies a thorough wetting by something that pours down or is poured.

clothes drenched by a cloudburst

While the synonyms impregnate and saturate are close in meaning, impregnate implies a thorough interpenetration of one thing by another.

a cake strongly impregnated with brandy

Although the words soak and saturate have much in common, soak implies usually prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing.

soak the garment in soapy water

While in some cases nearly identical to saturate, steep suggests either the extraction of an essence (as of tea leaves) by the liquid or the imparting of a quality (such as a color) to the thing immersed.

steep the tea for five minutes

单词	saturate
释义	saturate 1 of 2 verb sat·u·rate ˈsa-chə-ˌrāt saturated; saturating transitive verb 1 : to satisfy fully : satiate 2 : to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained water saturated with salt 3 a : to fill completely with something that permeates or pervades book is saturated with Hollywood Newgate Callendar b : to load to capacity 4 : to cause to combine until there is no further tendency to combine saturator ˈsa-chə-ˌrā-tər noun saturate 2 of 2 adjective sat·u·rate ˈsach-rət ˈsa-chə- : saturated Synonyms Verb drench drown impregnate macerate soak sodden sop souse steep Adjective awash bathed bedraggled doused dowsed drenched dripping logged saturated soaked soaking sodden soggy sopping soppy soused washed water-soaked watered waterlogged watery wet See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb Saturate the sponge with water. Images of the war saturated the news. Their new products are saturating the market. Adjective the test will only work if the sample cloth is saturate with solution Recent Examples on the Web Verb In February 2021, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman announced the creation of the Traffic Safety Unit, which includes about 20 officers who saturate specific areas of the city with daily traffic patrols. Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022 Adjust each irrigation zone’s run time to saturate the soil surrounding plant roots. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2022 The hot, dry air evaporates water quickly, which in turn increases the amount needed to saturate a lawn. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022 Pour a small amount of the liquid into a small cup and dip your brush to saturate. ELLE, 31 Mar. 2022 The model recently posted a reel sharing her application process of the Self Tanning Foam in the shade dark, using two pumps of the mousse on a tanning mitt per pass and waiting six to eight hours for the formula to fully saturate her skin. Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022 Separate the ponytail into two pieces and saturate it with the Curl Corps Enhancing Gel. Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2022 The trial’s live stream provided hours of raw material for the fancams, TikTok lip-synchs, and cheapo animations that the pro-Depp legions used to saturate every corner of digital space. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 Rising water levels can saturate rocks along the shoreline and weaken the cementing agents that bond the rock together, while declining water levels can destabilize the slopes by removing some of the rocks' confining pressure. Rachel Ramirez And Sharif Paget, CNN, 1 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Latin saturatus, past participle of saturare, from satur well-fed — more at satire First Known Use Verb 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1782, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition saturate verb sat·u·rate ˈsa-chə-ˌrāt saturated; saturating : to soak completely Saturate the sponge with water. Medical Definition saturate 1 of 2 transitive verb sat·u·rate ˈsach-ə-ˌrāt saturated; saturating 1 : to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained water saturated with salt a bandage saturated with blood 2 : to cause to combine until there is no further tendency to combine saturate 2 of 2 noun sat·u·rate -rət : a saturated chemical compound saturate 1 of 2 verb as in to soak to wet thoroughly with liquid saturate your hair with water before applying the dye Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance soak drench drown impregnate immerse submerge macerate sodden penetrate wash inundate steep dip sop permeate souse moisten infiltrate water marinate waterlog hydrate dampen douse bathe presoak seethe water-soak swamp humidify damp swill dowse Antonyms & Near Antonyms dry drain dehydrate wring (out) empty void sear desiccate parch dehumidify See More saturate 2 of 2 adjective as in saturated containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water the test will only work if the sample cloth is saturate with solution Synonyms & Similar Words saturated dripping bathed washed flooded wet soaked soaking drenched watered doused awash sodden sopping moist waterlogged soggy damp flushed logged splashed submerged drowned soused water-soaked inundated watery bedraggled overflowed dowsed soppy deluged steeped rinsed dipped swamped aqueous hydrated irrigated dunked humid sluiced laved clammy dank boggy dampish sloppy wettish miry semimoist seepy squashy Antonyms & Near Antonyms dry arid unwatered waterless hyperarid waterproof watertight baked dehydrated sear ultradry sunbaked bone-dry droughty thirsty parched wrung sere water-repellent water-resistant freeze-dried See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of saturate are drench, impregnate, soak, and steep. While all these words mean "to permeate or be permeated with a liquid," saturate implies a resulting effect of complete absorption until no more liquid can be held. a saturated sponge In some situations, the words drench and saturate are roughly equivalent. However, drench implies a thorough wetting by something that pours down or is poured. clothes drenched by a cloudburst While the synonyms impregnate and saturate are close in meaning, impregnate implies a thorough interpenetration of one thing by another. a cake strongly impregnated with brandy Although the words soak and saturate have much in common, soak implies usually prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing. soak the garment in soapy water While in some cases nearly identical to saturate, steep suggests either the extraction of an essence (as of tea leaves) by the liquid or the imparting of a quality (such as a color) to the thing immersed. steep the tea for five minutes
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