sate
\ ˈsāt
, ˈsat\
, ˈsat\
Definition of sate
(Entry 1 of 2)
archaic past of sit
sate
verb
\ ˈsāt
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sated;
sating
Definition of sate (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to cloy with overabundance : glut
2
: to appease by indulging to the full
sate one's thirst
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Examples of sate in a Sentence
Verb
The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger. The information sated their curiosity.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Their appetite for spectacle is sated through heart-stopping acrobatics and, for Cirque’s first time ever, extreme street sports. — Washington Post, "12 things to do in the D.C. area this week," 12 Aug. 2019 Here are eight picks that should leave diners sated and elated. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "8 picks for great meal deals during Fort Lauderdale restaurant months," 31 July 2019 If unresolved, that dispute may hinder efforts to sate the enormous appetites of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., expediting a production migration from Japan. — Debby Wubloomberg, Los Angeles Times, "Trump trade war is splitting tech manufacturers along U.S.-China lines," 15 Aug. 2019 Industrial co-op wineries rose in eastern Georgia, charged with sating the Russian craving for sweet, high-alcohol wines. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Yes, Georgian wine is worth the hype and yes, you should be drinking it," 15 Aug. 2019 That is, in the internet age only ego matters -- and, when the ego isn’t sated, then only personal resentment matters. — oregonlive.com, "‘Dark psychic force,’ Marianne Williamson’s throwaway debate line, lives on as Donald Trump era catch-all," 8 Aug. 2019 Taking over with the Area 51 raid apparently isn’t enough to sate the Internet’s hunger for collective force. — Time, "People Would Also Like to Storm Some Other Places After the Rise of the Area 51 Raid," 17 July 2019 Only mildly marred by the sentimentality that infects so much American war writing, Hersey’s account of the first American land offensive of World War II, Into the Valley (1943), sated a fierce public thirst. — Roy Scranton, The New Republic, "How John Hersey Bore Witness," 27 June 2019 More The 2019 outlook, meanwhile, was enough to sate investors because their expectations are modest, said KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Arvind Ramnani. — Jay Greene, WSJ, "IBM Beats Earnings Expectations Although Its Revenue Again Declines," 22 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sate
sate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of sate
formal
: to fill (someone) with food so that no more is wanted
: to end (something, such as hunger or curiosity) by providing everything that is required or wanted
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