sated; sating
1
: to cloy with overabundance : glut
2
: to appease by indulging to the full
sate one's thirst
Examples of sate in a Sentence
Verb
The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.
The information sated their curiosity.
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Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
Will Biden’s comments be enough to sate young voters?
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
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Verb
During his junior and senior years of high school, football had propelled Hughes to new popularity and sated his hunger for a sense of belonging.
—Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
Will Biden’s comments be enough to sate young voters?
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
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“Sate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sate. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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