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to satiate

to satiate

9 7.1
To make someone feel they have had enough to eat or drink
  • verb
  • /ˈseɪʃiˌeɪt/
translation icon : saciar
  • I hope that this satiates your curiosity.
  • hungry or satiated
  • satiated subjects
  • satiated group

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Examples

  • Avocados also help me feel satiated for a long period of time.

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  • Another trick is drink a glass of water because that typically can satiate that appetite that flares up.

  • More fat is not magic, but a little bit of fat will satiate you and keep you from messing up your diet.

  • But before I could satisfy my hunger for history, I had to satiate my need for breakfast.

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  • How effective are artificial sweeteners at satiating our desire for sweet stuff?

  • I propose some interim events to satiate the appetite of a newly motivated electorate.

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  • Such victuals rarely satiated the hungry and weary crew and often made the men sick.

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  • After a hearty meal, I felt completely satiated and did not want any more food.

  • Drinking a glass of water often helps to satiate your thirst without extra calories.

  • The rich dessert was so indulgent that it satiated my sweet tooth for the rest of the day.

Synonyms

to satisfy
vsto satiate
172 2.0

Make someone happy by meeting their need or wish

focuses more on full or excessive satisfaction rather than general pleasing
to indulge
vsto satiate
68 4.3

To allow yourself to enjoy something pleasant, often more than needed

focuses on causing full or excessive satisfaction rather than permitting enjoyment
to content
vsto satiate
18 4.6

To make yourself or someone else satisfied with something

strongly stresses full or excessive satisfaction rather than mild acceptance
to sate
vsto satiate
11 6.2

To fully satisfy a need like hunger or curiosity

has identical meaning but is a different written form
to hit the spot
vsto satiate
  • Informal
11 5.1

To meet a need exactly, especially hunger or thirst

means full or excess satisfaction rather than just precise pleasure
to gratify
vsto satiate
11 4.6

To please someone or make them feel happy

emphasizes deeper full satisfaction or excess beyond simple pleasure giving
to fill up
vsto satiate
10 1.9

Eat until you cannot eat any more

covers all desires, not only eating or physical fullness
to appease
vsto satiate
10 6.0

To make a feeling or want less strong by giving what someone wants

tends to imply full satisfaction that can reach excess rather than calming alone
to quench one's thirst
vsto satiate
5 2.7

To drink until you no longer feel a need for water

applies to any desire and includes full or excessive satisfaction
to get my fill
vsto satiate
3 6.6

Have enough of something so you do not want more

means full satisfaction and also often implies excess
to slake
vsto satiate
3 9.0

To satisfy a need, especially thirst

is broader and highlights full or even excessive satisfaction beyond quenching
to get one's fill
vsto satiate
  • Informal
3.7

Have as much of something as you want until you feel satisfied

implies the same fullness but can stress excess or overfilling

Antonyms

328 1.7

To be very hungry and possibly die from no food

198 3.2

To take something important away from someone or stop them having it

How Satisfying

to glut
7.0
to satiate
9 7.1
to satisfy
172 2.0
to please
216 1.0

Surface Forms

satiate infinitive
satiated past
satiated past participle
satiating present participle
satiates third person singular

Morphology

satiate = sate (semi-transparent) = sati + ate

The meaning corresponds to 'sate' + the verb-forming suffix '-ate', but the combining form 'sati-' and the formal register/spelling may be unfamiliar to B1 learners.

Etymology

Satiate comes from Latin satis 'enough' and satiare 'to fill', and it shares its root with the common word satisfy. So to satiate someone is to give them enough, often food or pleasure, until they are fully satisfied.