satiate
verb /ˈseɪʃieɪt/
/ˈseɪʃieɪt/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they satiate | /ˈseɪʃieɪt/ /ˈseɪʃieɪt/ |
he / she / it satiates | /ˈseɪʃieɪts/ /ˈseɪʃieɪts/ |
past simple satiated | /ˈseɪʃieɪtɪd/ /ˈseɪʃieɪtɪd/ |
past participle satiated | /ˈseɪʃieɪtɪd/ /ˈseɪʃieɪtɪd/ |
-ing form satiating | /ˈseɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ /ˈseɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ |
- satiate somebody/something to give somebody so much of something that they do not feel they want any moreWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare, from satis ‘enough’.