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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of satiare, from satis 'enough'

satiate

 verb
     
sa‧ti‧ate [transitive usually passive] literary
to satisfy a desire or need for something such as food or sex, especially so that you feel you have had too much
—satiated adjective
—satiation noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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