different between satiation vs satiate

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se????e???n/

Noun

satiation (countable and uncountable, plural satiations)

1. The state of being satiated or sated, of being full, of being at maximum capacity.

Synonyms

• satiatedness
• satiety

Derived terms

• nonsatiation

Related terms

• satiate
• satiated
• satiatory

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare (“to fill full, satiate”), from sat + satis (“sufficient”) + satur (“full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se???e?t/

Verb

satiate (third-person singular simple present satiates, present participle satiating, simple past and past participle satiated)

1. (transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.

   Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.

2. (transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.

Usage notes

Used interchangeably with, and more common than, sate.

Synonyms

• sate

Derived terms

• satiated

Translations

Adjective

satiate (comparative more satiate, superlative most satiate)

1. Filled to satisfaction or to excess.

Related terms

• sate
• satiation
• satiety
• satisfaction
• satisfactory
• satisfy

References

Further reading

• satiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• satiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• satiate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Verb

sati?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sati?

Participle

sati?te

1. vocative masculine singular of sati?tus

References

• satiate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press