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satiate

sa·ti·ate [ sáyshee àyt ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle sa·ti·at·ed, present participle sa·ti·at·ing, 3rd person present singular sa·ti·ates)
Definition:
 
1. gratify desire: to satisfy hunger or another appetite completely

2. glut somebody: to provide somebody with too much of something desirable, to the point of overindulgence ( often passive )



adjective 
Definition:
 
having too much: having had enough or too much

[15th century. < Latin satiat-, past participle of satiare< satis "enough"]

sa·tia·ble adjective
sa·ti·a·tion [ sàyshee áysh'n ] noun
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