Added 9 October 2026
satiate
/ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/ verb
Latin root: satiātus First recorded: 1440 Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about satiate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Fill to satisfaction.
I am sated
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Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.
She stuffed herself at the dinner
adjective
- Supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction.
Origin
First attested in the 1440–1450s, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin satiātus, perfect passive participle of satiō (“to fill full, satiate, satisfy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from satis (“sufficient”).
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