v.
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ˈsatʃəreɪt/
- soak thoroughly with water or other liquid.
- cause to combine with, dissolve, or hold the greatest possible quantity of another substance.
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(usu. be saturated with)
fill until no more can be held or absorbed.
- magnetize or charge (a substance or device) fully.
- supply (a market) beyond the point at which the demand for a product is satisfied.
- overwhelm (an enemy target) by concentrated bombing.
n.
/
ˈsatʃərət/
a saturated fat.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (as adj. meaning ‘satisfied’): from L. saturat-, saturare ‘fill, glut’, from satur ‘full’.