Main Entry: ¹sat·u·rate

Pronunciation: \ˈsach-ə-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

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

1 : to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained <water saturated with salt> <a bandage saturated with blood>
2 : to cause to combine till there is no further tendency to combine