insatiate

[ in-sey-shee-it ]

/ ɪnˈseɪ ʃi ɪt /

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adjective

insatiable: insatiate greed.

Origin of insatiate

First recorded in 1500–10, insatiate is from the Latin word insatiātus not filled. See in-³, satiate

OTHER WORDS FROM insatiate

in·sa·ti·ate·ly, adverbin·sa·ti·ate·ness, in·sa·ti·e·ty

[in-suh-tahy-i-tee, in-sey-shi-tee, -sey-shee-i-], /ˌɪn səˈtaɪ ɪ ti, ɪnˈseɪ ʃɪ ti, -ˈseɪ ʃi ɪ-/, noun

Words nearby insatiate

insane, insanitary, insanitation, insanity, insatiable, insatiate, inscape, inscribe, inscription, inscriptive, inscroll

Example sentences from the Web for insatiate

This year, which attests their insatiate love of wealth and power, quenches the flame upon the altar.
Life Without and Life Within|Margaret Fuller
Her insatiate vanity would have been ludicrous, if it had not produced such atrocious consequences.
The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2)|Anna Jameson
Have a heart, Twas a shee devill too, a most insatiate Abominable devill with a taile Thus long.
The Lady of Pleasure|James Shirley
I too, like all the rest, am insatiate of riches, only in one respect I fancy I am different.
Cyropaedia|Xenophon

To this trio everybody in the court possessed of sixpence has an insatiate desire to exhibit hospitality in a liquid form.
Bleak House|Charles Dickens