sate

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ˈsāt 

ˈsat

archaic past tense of sit

sate

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verb

ˈsāt 

sated; sating

transitive verb

1

: to cloy with overabundance : glut

2

: to appease by indulging to the full

sate one's thirst

Synonyms

Verb

• cram
• glut
• gorge
• stuff
• surfeit

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

He is sated, and out to quit and take up golf or bowling. —Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024

There were certainly dream machines to sate every car cognoscente’s appetite. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024

The reveal of the prosthetic Valeria corpse is gnarly, but my dark passenger is not sated by Teacup’s gore, which was essentially limited to Claire, that dog, and Donad’s forearm in the second episode. —James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024

What To Know About The Salad Kit Recall Fresh Express recalled its Chicken Caesar salad kits sold in California, Texas, Louisiana and Washington sate with use buy dates of Oct. 26, 27 and 30 and Nov. 2. —Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably by shortening & alteration from satiate

First Known Use

Verb

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

sate

verb

ˈsāt

sated; sating

1

: to fill especially with food beyond desire : glut

2

: to satisfy fully : satiate