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View usage for: (sætʃʊreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense saturates, present participle saturating, past tense, past participle saturated1. verbIf people or things saturate a place or object, they fill it completely so that no more can be added. In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves. [VERB noun] As the market was saturated with goods and the economy became more balanced, inflationwent down. [be VERB-ed + with] Synonyms: flood, overwhelm, swamp, overrun More Synonyms of saturate saturated adjective As the domestic market becomes saturated, firms begin to export the product. 2. verb [usually passive]If someone or something is saturated, they become extremely wet. If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, it should be discarded and replaced. [be VERB-ed] [Also VERB noun ]Synonyms: soak, steep, drench, seep More Synonyms of saturate saturated adjective His work clothes, having become saturated with oil, had to be cleaned. Synonyms: soaked, soaking (wet), drenched, sodden More Synonyms of saturate saturate in British Englishverb (ˈsætʃəˌreɪt)1. (transitive) to fill, soak, or imbue totally 2. to make (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc) saturated or (of a compound, vapour, etc) to become saturated 3. (transitive) military to bomb or shell heavily adjective (ˈsætʃərɪt, -ˌreɪt)4. a less common word for saturated Derived forms saturater (ˌsatuˈrater) or saturator (ˌsatuˈrator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin saturāre, from satur sated, from satis enough saturate in American English (ˈsætʃəˌreɪt; for adj., usually, ˈsætʃərɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsatuˌrated or ˈsatuˌrating1. to cause to be thoroughly soaked, imbued, or penetrated 2. to cause (something) to be filled, charged, supplied, etc. with the maximum that it can absorb 3. Chemistrya. to cause (a substance) to combine to the full extent of its combining capacity with another; neutralize b. to dissolve the maximum amount of (a gas, liquid, or solid) in a solution at a given temperature and pressure adjective4. saturate verb transitive SIMILAR WORDS: soak Derived forms saturator (ˈsatuˌrator) noun Word origin < L saturatus, pp. of saturare, to fill up, saturate < satur, full; akin to satis: see sad Examples of 'saturate' in a sentencesaturate They keep you on edge and doubtful---like your Art did---always hungry for more---or they saturate you, won't leave you alone.The enemy ships could project their course track back to us and saturate the area with depth charges or subrockets. In other languagessaturate British English: saturate VERB If people or things saturate a place or object, they fill it completely so that no more can be added. In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves. - American English: saturate
- Brazilian Portuguese: saturar
- Chinese: 使饱和
- European Spanish: saturar
- French: saturer
- German: sättigen
- Italian: saturare
- Japanese: 飽和させる
- Korean: 포화 상태를 만들다
- European Portuguese: saturar
- Latin American Spanish: saturar
Definition to fill so completely that no more can be added Both sides are saturating the airwaves. Definition to soak completely If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, discard it. Synonyms ret wet through waterlog souse drouk (Scottish) Additional synonymsDefinition to flood Torrential rain deluged the capital. Synonyms flood, drown, swamp, submerge, soak, drench, inundate, douseDefinition to drench with water or other liquid They doused him in petrol. Synonyms drench, soak, steep, saturate, duck, submerge, immerse, dunk, souse, plunge into water Definition to make completely wet They turned fire hoses on the people and drenched them. Synonyms soak, flood, wet, duck, drown, steep, swamp, saturate, inundate, souse, imbrue Additional synonymsDefinition to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it Soldiers returning from war had glutted the job market. Synonyms saturate, flood, choke, clog, overload, inundate, deluge, oversupply Definition to fill or inspire (with ideals or principles) He is able to imbue his listeners with enthusiasm. Synonyms instil, infuse, steep, bathe, saturate, pervade, permeate, impregnate, inculcateDefinition to saturate, soak, or fill throughout plastic impregnated with a light-absorbing dye Synonyms saturate, soak, steep, fill, seep, pervade, infuse, permeate, imbue, suffuse, percolate, imbrue (rare) Definition to conquer (territory) rapidly by force of numbers A group of rebels overran the port.A military group overran them and took four of them off. Synonyms overwhelm, attack, assault, occupy, raid, invade, penetrate, swamp, rout, assail, descend upon, run riot over The small Pacific island could be overwhelmed by rising sea levels. Synonyms swamp, bury, flood, crush, engulf, submerge, beset, inundate, deluge, snow under Definition to leak through slowly Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs. Synonyms ooze, well, leak, soak, bleed, weep, trickle, leach, exude, permeate, percolateDefinition to steep or cook (food) in a marinade Synonyms steep, soak, pickle, immerse, drench, marinate, dunk Definition to soak or be soaked in a liquid in order to soften or cleanse green beans steeped in olive oil Synonyms soak, immerse, marinate, damp, submerge, drench, moisten, macerate, souse, imbrue (rare) Definition to spread through or over (something) A dull red flash suffused Selby's face. Synonyms spread through or over, flood, infuse, cover, steep, bathe, mantle, pervade, permeate, imbue, overspread, transfuse (literary) Definition to cause (a boat) to sink or fill with water The river burst its banks, swamping a mobile home park. Synonyms flood, engulf, submerge, inundate, deluge |