adj.
Pronunciation: ' s ā -sh ē - ˌ ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare, from satis enough ― more at SAD
Date: 15th century
: to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess
– sa · ti · a · tion \ ˌ s ā -sh ē - ' ā -sh ə n, ˌ s ā -s ē - \ noun
synonyms 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>.