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单词 sate
释义 sate
I.
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of sat (I)
archaic
past of sit
II. \ˈsāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably short for satiate (II)
1.
 a. : to cloy with overabundance : glut, surfeit
  < lust, though to a radiant angel link'd, will sate itself in a celestial bed — Shakespeare >
  < engulfed in enough celluloid adventure to sate any escapist for a decade — John McCarten >
 b. : to appease (as a thirst or violent emotion) by indulging to the full
  < the sort of rage that only the obliteration of a world could sate — Clellon Holmes >
2. : satiate 1a
 < sate people's desire to understand the past — J.D.Hart >
3. obsolete : saturate
Synonyms: see satiate
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