Satiate: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Satiate verb. To satisfy an appetite or desire completely.
How to say it
SAY-shee-ayt/ˈseɪʃieɪt/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (SAY). Forms: satiated.
Satiate in a sentence
Three courses did little to satiate his hunger after the climb.
No amount of news seemed to satiate her curiosity about the case.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- sate
- satisfy
- fill
- glut
Opposite:
- starve
Where satiate comes from
From Latin satiare, to fill, from satis, enough.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
No amount of news seemed to _____ her curiosity about the case.
- satiate
- slake
- savour
Show the answer
satiate: No amount of news seemed to satiate her curiosity about the case.