sate

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ˈsāt How to pronounce sate (audio)
ˈsat

archaic past tense of sit

sate

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verb

sated; sating

transitive verb

1
: to cloy with overabundance : glut
2
: to appease by indulging to the full
sate one's thirst
Choose the Right Synonym for sate

satiate, sate, surfeit, cloy, pall, glut, gorge mean to fill to repletion.

satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel
readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

Examples of sate in a Sentence

Verb The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger. The information sated their curiosity.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Hollywood’s Fave Awards Season Hors d’Oeuvres Appetites and appearances always are in conflict at awards season parties — and while strategies for sating oneself without looking like a slob vary in the land of Oscar and Ozempic, one bite is the favorite by far. Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024 Macy’s sates that Arkhouse and Brigade have yet to provide any financing details that would enhance the actionability of their proposal despite multiple opportunities to do so, and instead of attempting a constructive dialogue, Arkhouse has chosen to launch a proxy contest. Walter Loeb, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 My posse leaves sated but not stuffed, with parting gifts of miniature flaky chocolate croissants (now chocolate mousse cakes) that are gleefully dispatched the next day. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024 The growing expectation of instant gratification left little room for painstakingly hammering out car bodies over wooden bucks, or customizing an interior’s trim to sate a buyer’s penchant for pomegranate and mother of pearl. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2024 Nor will exiting the region sate its malevolent actors or solve its conflicts. Shay Khatiri, National Review, 8 Jan. 2024 Its wood housed birds and mammals; its leaves infused the soil with minerals; its flowers sated honeybees that would ferry pollen out to nearby trees. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2023 Two restaurants conspire to keep you sated at Chablé Maroma, each offering its own contemporary spin on southern and central Mexican cuisine. John Vorwald, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023 What remains, though, is still delectable to those of us forever eager to sate a craving instead of holding it off. Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably by shortening & alteration from satiate

First Known Use

Verb

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of sate was in 1534

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Cite this Entry

“Sate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

sate

verb
ˈsāt
sated; sating
1
: to fill especially with food beyond desire : glut
2
: to satisfy fully : satiate

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