verb
sate
Sate (verb) means to satisfy a desire or appetite fully.
verb
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To satisfy a desire or appetite fully.
"At last he stopped, his hunger and thirst sated."
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Etymology
An alteration, influenced by words such as satiate and satisfy, of the earlier form sade (“to weary, satiate, satisfy”), which came from Middle English saden (“to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated”), from Old English sadian (“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”), from Proto-West Germanic *sadōn (“to satiate, become satisfied”), from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, be satisfied”). It is cognate with Middle Low German saden, Middle High German saten (“to saturate, satisfy, satiate”), and Icelandic seðja (“to satisfy”), and is a doublet of sad.
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What is the meaning of sate?
"sate" (verb) means to satisfy a desire or appetite fully.
What is another word for sate?
Other words for "sate" include fill, satiate, replete.
What is the opposite of sate?
Opposites of "sate" include stint, starve.
