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sate 1
(sāt)tr.v. sat·ed, sat·ing, sates
1. To satisfy (an appetite) fully.
2. To provide (someone) with more than enough; glut.
[Probably alteration of Middle English saden, from Old English sadian; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]
sate 2
(sāt, săt)v. Archaic
A past tense of sit.
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sate
(seɪt)vb (tr)
1. to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully
2. to supply beyond capacity or desire
[Old English sadian; related to Old High German satōn; see sad, satiate]
sate
(sæt; seɪt)vb
archaic a past tense and past participle of sit
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sate
(seɪt)v.t. sat•ed, sat•ing.
1. to satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
2. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.
[1595–1605; variant of obsolete sade to satiate, Old English sadian (akin to sad), perhaps influenced by satiate]
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sate
Past participle: sated
Gerund: sating
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sate
vt (liter) appetite, desires → stillen (geh), → befriedigen; now that he was sated → nun, da seine Lüste gestillt waren (geh); a nation sated with every luxury → ein Volk von jedem erdenklichen Luxus übersättigt; to sate oneself (with food) → sich sättigen (→ on an +dat) (liter); (sexually) → seine Lust befriedigen
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