satiate
satiate Lexical Profile
satiate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To satisfy an appetite, desire, or need to the full.
"A hearty bowl of lentil stew helped satiate their hunger after the long hike."
To supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; to surfeit.
"Continuous exposure to sensationalized news can quickly satiate the public's capacity for outrage."
• adjective
Filled to satisfaction or excess; fully sated (chiefly literary or archaic).
"The guests rose from the banquet table, satiate with rich food and fine wine."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'satisfy' means to meet a need or desire adequately, 'satiate' implies gratifying an appetite or desire completely, sometimes to the point of excess or overindulgence.
• Rhymes for satiate
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Latin satiatus, the past participle of satiare ('to fill full, satisfy'), derived from satis meaning 'enough'.