Sā'ti-āte1, v. t.
(sā'shī-āt, 95), v. t. [imp. & p. p. SATIATED; p. pr. & vb. n. SATIATING.] [Lat. satiare, satiatum, from sat, satis, enough; It. saziare, Pr. saziar, Sp. & Pg. saciar, Fr. rassasier, equivalent to Lat. as if re-ad-satiare. Cf. SATE.]
Sense 1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; to glut; as, to satiate appetite or sense.
I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be satiated with my blood. K. Charles.
Sense 2. To fill beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or loathing; to surfeit.
Sense 3. To saturate. See SATURATE. [Obs.] Newton.
Synonyms—To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill; surfeit; glut.—SATIATE, SATISFY, CONTENT. These words differ principally in degree. To content is to make contented, even though every desire or appetite is not gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the longings of desire. To satiate is to go further, and fill so completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy more. What satisfies gives us pleasure; what satiates produces disgust.
Content with science in the vale of peace. Pope.
His whole felicity is endless strife: No peace, no satisfaction crowns his life. B. & Fl.
He may be satiated, but not satisfied. Norris.