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sate

1

[ seyt ]

verb (used with object)

sated, sating.
  1. to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.

    Synonyms: ,



sate

2

[ sat, seyt ]

verb

Archaic.
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sit 1.

sate

1

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully
  2. to supply beyond capacity or desire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sate

2

/ sæt; ɪ /

verb

  1. archaic.
    a past tense and past participle of sit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sate1

First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of obsolete sade “to satiate,” Old English sadian (akin to sad ), perhaps influenced by satiate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sate1

Old English sadian; related to Old High German ō; see sad , satiate
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Joe wasn’t Dexter Morgan, trying to sate his violent impulses by targeting people who deserved to die.

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Funnily enough, all one had to do to sate this famine was look toward the desert.

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The Democrat and his family were able to evacuate unscathed, but their home in the sate capital of Harrisburg was severely damaged.

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Maybe the drivel would sate you for an hour, but something with genuine substance would taste and feel a whole lot better in the long run.

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In fact, give him those and his appetite for golfing success would be finally sated.

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