sate

²sate

verb \ˈsāt\

sat·edsat·ing

Definition of SATE

transitive verb

1

: to cloy with overabundance : glut

2

: to appease (as a thirst) by indulging to the full

Examples of SATE

1. The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.
2. The information sated their curiosity.

Origin of SATE

probably by shortening & alteration from satiate

First Known Use: 1579

Related to SATE

Synonyms: cram, glut, gorge, stuff, surfeit

Related Words: gobble, gormandize, pig out; gulp, guzzle; cloy, fill; banquet, feast, regale

Near Antonyms: diet, fast

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Rhymes with SATE

ait, bait, bate, blate, cate, crate, date, eight, fate, fete, freight, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, pate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, skate, slate, spate, state, straight, strait, teth, trait, wait, weight