sated; sating
1
: to cloy with overabundance : glut
2
: to appease by indulging to the full
sate one's thirst
Examples of sate in a Sentence
Verb
The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.
The information sated their curiosity.
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Not sated by that answer, another attendee asked him to name a favorite role.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
Dining Whatever your palate, you’ll be happily sated during your stay at Le Meridien Maldives.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
True to form, Trump responded by mostly going on a tangent about lobbyists, and Von seemed sated enough to not quite follow up.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Not sated by this already-hefty serving of intrigue, the game itself delivered an early red card, a disallowed stoppage-time goal, rogue sprinklers, and quite possibly the definitive Mourinho ‘park the bus’ masterclass.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Not sated by that answer, another attendee asked him to name a favorite role.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
Dining Whatever your palate, you’ll be happily sated during your stay at Le Meridien Maldives.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
True to form, Trump responded by mostly going on a tangent about lobbyists, and Von seemed sated enough to not quite follow up.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for sate
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“Sate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sate. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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