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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Sate (verb)
sate [seyt]

verb (used with object), sated, sating
1. to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.
2. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.

Related Words
gratify, satiate

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Synonyms
1. fill, satiate
2. stuff, gorge

Origin: First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of obsolete sade “to satiate,” Old English sadian (akin to sad ), perhaps influenced by satiate

Example Sentences
Sate law requires local election clerks to send so-called special voting deputies to nursing homes to give residents an opportunity to vote.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Since their meta-analyses were published, Bushman, now at The Ohio Sate University in Columbus, and Ferguson have fought an increasingly fierce and sometimes personal battle, but the question remains unresolved.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 18, 2018

As the Iowa Sate Fair raged on in Des Moines, Avenatti made an appearance at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding Dinner, a popular fundraiser for presidential candidates.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2018

An American official familiar with the U.S. military operations in Sirte suggested that Islamic Sate has been mainly defeated in the city despite sustained pockets of resistance.
From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2016

Just then, to his horror, he saw Sate in the show-case with his eye on a big, white cat.
From Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus by Anderson, Victor C.

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