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sate

sate [ sayt ] (past and past participle sat·ed, present participle sat·ing, 3rd person present singular sates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. fully gratify desire: to satisfy completely somebody's hunger or some other desire

2. glut somebody: to provide somebody with more than enough, to the point of exhaustion or disgust

[ Old English sadian< Indo-European]
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