Etymology

satiate

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Today it means: To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy. Full definition →

Latin satiātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsatiātus
  2. English todaysatiate

First attested in the 1440–1450s, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin satiātus, perfect passive participle of satiō (“to fill full, satiate, satisfy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from satis (“sufficient”).

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