to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully to supply beyond capacity or desire
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sate1 /seɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], sat•ed, sat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to satisfy fully.
- to supply or indulge (someone) to excess:I was sated by all the holiday food.
sate1
(sāt),USA pronunciation v.t., sat•ed, sat•ing.
sate2 (sat, sāt),USA pronunciation v. [Archaic.]
sa•te3 (sä tā′),USA pronunciation n.
- to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.
- to fill to excess;
surfeit;
glut.
- variant of obsolete sade to satiate, Old English sadian (akin to sad), perh. influenced by satiate 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged satiate, fill.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gorge, stuff.
sate2 (sat, sāt),USA pronunciation v. [Archaic.]
- pt. and pp. of sit.
sa•te3 (sä tā′),USA pronunciation n.
- Fooda Southeast Asian, esp. Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Malay satay, sate
- 1930–35
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a past tense and past participle of sit
'sated' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blasé
- compensate
- decussate
- extravasate
- hungry
- incrassate
- inspissate
- overcompensate
- oversate
- precompensate
- pulsate
- ravenous
- recompensate
- replete
- sad
- sate
- satire
- saturate
- subcompensate
- tergiversate
- undercompensate
- uninspissated