SATURATE


Meaning of SATURATE in English

I. ˈsa-chə-ˌrāt transitive verb

( -rat·ed ; -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

II. ˈsach-rət, ˈsa-chə- adjective

Date: 1782

: saturated

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