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satiate
to satisfy an appetite or desire completely
Synonyms
- satisfy
- sate
- glut
Antonyms
- deprive
- starve
satiate in a sentence
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.
Where it comes from
From Latin satiare, meaning 'to fill or satisfy.'
Memory hook
SATIATE begins like SATISFY: both mean filling a need fully.
Read it in context
- The Northern Channel History