satiate
Verb
Verb Forms: satiated, satiating, satiates
- To completely satisfy an appetite or desire, often to the point of excess.
- fill to satisfaction
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
- To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
- To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.
Adjective
- supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
Adj
- Filled to satisfaction or to excess; satiated, satisfied.
Examples
- He made a play so large it could SATIATE any Scrabble player’s scoring needs.
- Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.
Origin / Etymology
First attested in the 1440-1450's, 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”).
Synonyms
binge, englut, engorge, fill, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, replete, sate, satiated, scarf out, stuff
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
satiate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsatiate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
satiate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary