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sate - What does it mean?

Definition of 'sate'

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From earlier sate, . More at (l).

Verb

(sat)
  • To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.
  • At last he stopped, his hunger and thirst sated .
  • * Macaulay
  • crowds of wanderers sated with the business and pleasure of great cities
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
  • And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would scarce have paused to sate that thirst even with molten lead.
    Usage notes
    Used interchangeably with, though less common than, satiate.Monthly Gleanings: November 2011]: Sate'' versus ''satiated''.”, ''[http://blog.oup.com/ OUPblog
    Synonyms
    * satiate

    References

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dated) (sit)
  • Quotations
    * (sit)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • satay
  • Anagrams

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