sated; sating
1
: to cloy with overabundance : glut
2
: to appease by indulging to the full
sate one's thirst
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Verb
The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.
The information sated their curiosity.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2025
Even with dark circles under his eyes, Elias seemed full of life, sated with freedom.
—Laila Lalami, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Economic changes alone will certainly not be enough to sate the population.
—Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Not sated by this already-hefty serving of intrigue, the game itself delivered an early red card, a disallowed stoppage-time goal, rogue sprinklers, and quite possibly the definitive Mourinho ‘park the bus’ masterclass.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The Seattle math-rock band had broken up in 2018 after feeling sated from a 17-year run.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2025
Even with dark circles under his eyes, Elias seemed full of life, sated with freedom.
—Laila Lalami, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Economic changes alone will certainly not be enough to sate the population.
—Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Not sated by this already-hefty serving of intrigue, the game itself delivered an early red card, a disallowed stoppage-time goal, rogue sprinklers, and quite possibly the definitive Mourinho ‘park the bus’ masterclass.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sate
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“Sate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sate. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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