ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsatiate
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satiate
Meaning: to satisfy an appetite or desire completely
satiate in a sentence
How satiate is used in real sentences:
Even a long explanation could not satiate her curiosity about the abandoned observatory.
The final chapter failed to satiate readers' desire for answers about the missing heir.
“It would not satiate every faction's desire, particularly the nobles who expected private fountains, yet it offered a durable supply at moderate cost.”
— from the passage The Northern Channel
Synonyms for satiate
Other words for satiate — satisfy, sate and glut — carry the same meaning.
- satisfy
- sate
- glut
Antonyms of satiate
Words that mean the opposite of satiate:
- deprive
- starve
Where it comes from
From Latin satiare, meaning 'to fill or satisfy.'
Memory hook
SATIATE begins like SATISFY: both mean filling a need fully.