saturate
1 of 2verb
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
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 2adjective
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
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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 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
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 2noun
sat·u·rate -rət
: a saturated chemical compound
saturates
verb
as in soaks
to wet thoroughly with liquid saturate your hair with water before applying the dye Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- soaks
- drowns
- drenches
- impregnates
- immerses
- submerges
- macerates
- penetrates
- dips
- permeates
- steeps
- inundates
- washes
- sops
- souses
- soddens
- infiltrates
- marinates
- seethes
- bathes
- moistens
- waters
- hydrates
- presoaks
- swamps
- waterlogs
- dampens
- douses
- damps
- water-soaks
- humidifies
- swills
- dowses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dries
- empties
- dehydrates
- drains
- wrings (out)
- sears
- desiccates
- voids
- parches
- dehumidifies