I. sa·tiate ˈsā-sh(ē-)ət adjective
Date: 15th century
: filled to satiety
II. sa·ti·ate ˈsā-shē-ˌāt transitive verb
( -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 ˌsā-shē-ˈā-shən, ˌsā-sē- 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