sate

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ˈsāt 

ˈsat

archaic past tense of sit

sate

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verb

ˈsāt 

sated; sating

transitive verb

1

: to cloy with overabundance : glut

2

: to appease by indulging to the full

sate one's thirst

Synonyms

Verb

• gorge
• stuff
• glut
• surfeit
• fill

Choose the Right Synonym for sate

satiate, sate, surfeit, cloy, pall, glut, gorge mean to fill to repletion.

satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel

readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

Examples of sate in a Sentence

Verb

The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.

The information sated their curiosity.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

That may sate a Democratic Party base that’s hungry for its leaders to put up a fight against the Republican administration, said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at UC San Diego. —Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025

But, if the barista at your local coffee shop knows you by name, a more expensive model might be the only way to sate your caffeine habit. —Lauren Joseph, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025

To culminate the trip, guests can join another one-day Porsche Ice Driving course before their departure, should their inner petrolhead not yet be sated. —Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

This served Xi’s ego—much more than a Nobel nomination would have sated Trump’s—as well as his geopolitical ambitions. —Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably by shortening & alteration from satiate

First Known Use

Verb

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for sate

• ate
• bait
• bate
• cate
• crate
• date
• eight
• fait
• fate
• fete
• frate
• freight

Kids Definition

sate

verb

ˈsāt

sated; sating

1

: to fill especially with food beyond desire : glut

2

: to satisfy fully : satiate