Main Entry: ¹sat·u·rate

Pronunciation: \ˈsa-chə-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): sat·u·rat·ed; sat·u·rat·ing

Etymology: Latin saturatus, past participle of saturare, from satur well-fed — more at satire

Date: 1538

1 : to satisfy fully : satiate
2 : to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained <water saturated with salt>
3 a : to fill completely with something that permeates or pervades <book is saturated with Hollywood — Newgate Callendar> b : to load to capacity
4 : to cause to combine until there is no further tendency to combine

synonyms see soak

— sat·u·ra·tor \-ˌrā-tər\ noun