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| sat·u·rate [ sáchə ràyt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle sat·u·rat·ed, present participle sat·u·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular sat·u·rates) |
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1. make something wet: to soak something with liquid
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2. fill something completely: to fill something with so many people or things that no more can be added
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3. commerce supply market fully: to supply a market fully, so that all existing demand for a product is met
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4. chemistry fill solution with another substance: to add as much of a liquid, solid, or gas to a solution as it can absorb at a given temperature
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5. military bomb enemy heavily: to overwhelm an enemy with intensive bombing
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adjective |
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saturated: saturated with liquid
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archaic
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin saturat-, past participle of saturare< satur "satiated"] |
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  sat·u·ra·ble adjective |
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