Satiate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fill to satisfaction

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

I am sated
She stuffed herself at the dinner
The kids binged on ice cream

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

englut overindulge engorge overeat gormandise stuff replete gorge gourmandize scarf out gormandize satiated ingurgitate fill pig out binge overgorge glut sate

Antonyms

insatiate

Parts of Speech

verb	fill to satisfaction “I am sated”
verb	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself “She stuffed herself at the dinner”
adjective	supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction

Word Forms

satiation	noun	the act of achieving full gratification
repletion	noun	eating until excessively full
fill	noun	a quantity sufficient to satisfy
gorger	noun	someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
overindulgence	noun	excessive indulgence
engorgement	noun	eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
overeating	noun	eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
gourmand	noun	a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
gourmandizer	noun	a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
binge	noun	an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sättigen

zur Zufriedenheit füllen

🇫🇷French

assouvir

remplir à satisfaction

🇪🇸Spanish

saciar

llenar a satisfacción

🇮🇹Italian

saziare

riempire fino alla soddisfazione

🇳🇱Dutch

verzadigen

naar tevredenheid vullen

🇵🇹Portuguese

saciar

preencher a contento

🇷🇺Russian

насыщать

заполнить до удовлетворения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूरा करना

संतुष्टि से भरें

🇧🇩Bengali

তৃপ্ত করা

সন্তুষ্টি পূরণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

திருப்திப்படுத்து

திருப்தி அடைய

🇮🇳Telugu

తృప్తిపరచు

సంతృప్తిని నింపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तृप्त करणे

समाधानाने भरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તૃપ્ત કરવું

સંતોષ માટે ભરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸು

ತೃಪ್ತಿ ತುಂಬಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക

സംതൃപ്തി നിറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਜਣਾ

ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਲਈ ਭਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسکین

اطمینان سے بھریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

饱足

填充至满意

🇯🇵Japanese

満腹する

満足するまで満たす

🇰🇷Korean

만족시키다

만족스럽게 채우다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn cho no

điền vào sự hài lòng

🇹🇭Thai

ปรนเปรอ

เติมจนพอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuaskan

isi sampai puas

🇵🇭Filipino

mabusog

punan sa kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

mengenyangkan

isi sampai puas hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إشباع

ملء الرضا

🇮🇷Persian

سیر کردن

تا حد رضایت پر کن

🇹🇷Turkish

doyurmak

tatmin edecek şekilde doldurun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׂבִיעַ

למלא לשביעות רצון

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