sate

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ˈsāt 

ˈsat

archaic past tense of sit

sate

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verb

ˈsāt 

sated; sating

transitive verb

1

: to cloy with overabundance : glut

2

: to appease by indulging to the full

sate one's thirst

Synonyms

Verb

• cram
• glut
• gorge
• stuff
• surfeit

Choose the Right Synonym for sate

satiate, sate, surfeit, cloy, pall, glut, gorge mean to fill to repletion.

satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel

readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

Examples of sate in a Sentence

Verb

The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.

The information sated their curiosity.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

And now there's a trailer to sate your thirst for Alan Cumming's sartorial flare or the machinations of reality stars and the occasional British Lord. —Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024

The minority government led by a veteran negotiator, Prime Minister Michel Barnier, whose appointment was already seen as a political compromise of sorts to sate a tricky three-way split in the national assembly, tumbled at the first hurdle. —Joseph Ataman, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024

Their music, of course, but also their YouTube and social media channels which are kept brimming with a near constant stream of material which keeps their millions of fans worldwide sated. —Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024

Curiosity about local culture is easily sated, said Robinson, with food. —Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably by shortening & alteration from satiate

First Known Use

Verb

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

sate

verb

ˈsāt

sated; sating

1

: to fill especially with food beyond desire : glut

2

: to satisfy fully : satiate