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The time has come at last to share the “sad” history of satiate, by which we mean that the two words—sad and satiate—are etymologically connected, not that the details will have you reaching for the tissue box. Both satiate and sad are related to the Latin adjective satis, meaning “enough.” When we say our desire, thirst, curiosity, etc. has been satiated, we mean it has been fully satisfied (satisfy being another satis descendant)—in other words, we’ve had enough. Satiate and sate (believed to be an alteration and shortening of satiate) sometimes imply simple contentment, but often suggest that having enough has dulled interest or desire for more, as in “Years of globe-trotting satiated their interest in travel.” Sad, which in its earliest use could describe someone who was weary or tired of something, traces back to the Old English adjective sæd, meaning “sated,” and sæd shares an ancient root with Latin satis.
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Examples of satiate in a Sentence
Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Halloween is the first of several holidays where tradition brings us in front of a screen for television and movies to satisfy satiate our celebratory desires.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
Chef Louis Mendy satiates the crowd’s cosmopolitan tastes; tuna tataki and octopus with chimichurri are standouts picked up from his training in Geneva, and Mendy brings the menu right back home with a vegan mafe—one of the few meatless versions in town.
—Kayla Stewart, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2024
Carrying on its popular fine-dining food festival concept Indulge, Resorts World satiates race fans on November 22 and 23 at Ayu Dayclub.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Satiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satiate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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satiate
1 of 2 adjective
satiate
2 of 2 verb
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