I.
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of sat (I)
archaic
past of sit
II. ˈsāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably short for satiate (II)
1.
a. : to cloy with overabundance : glut , surfeit
lust, though to a radiant angel link'd, will sate itself in a celestial bed — Shakespeare
engulfed in enough celluloid adventure to sate any escapist for a decade — John McCarten
b. : to appease (as a thirst or violent emotion) by indulging to the full
the sort of rage that only the obliteration of a world could sate — Clellon Holmes
2. : satiate 1a
sate people's desire to understand the past — J.D.Hart
3. obsolete : saturate
Synonyms: see satiate