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   sat·u·rate

   verb

   • 1. cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with liquid so that no more can be absorbed: "the soil is saturated" Similar soakdrenchwaterlogwet throughwetsousesteepdouseimpregnatetechnical:retdroukarchaic:sopOpposite dry out
   • ▪ cause (a substance) to combine with, dissolve, or hold the greatest possible quantity of another substance: "the groundwater is saturated with calcium hydroxide"
   • ▪ magnetize or charge (a substance or device) fully.
   • ▪ put (a device) into a state in which no further increase in current is achievable.
   • ▪ fill (something or someone) with something until no more can be held or absorbed: "they've become thoroughly saturated with powerful and seductive messages from the media" Similar permeateimpregnatesuffuseimbuepervadesteepchargeinfuseinformfillspread throughout
   • ▪ supply (a market) beyond the point at which the demand for a product is satisfied: "Japan's electronics industry began to saturate the world markets" Similar floodglutswampoversupplyoverfilloverloadOpposite starve
   • ▪ overwhelm (an enemy target area) by concentrated bombing.

   noun

   • 1. a saturated fat: "as far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy"

   adjective

   • 1. saturated with moisture. literary

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘satisfied’): from Latin saturat- ‘filled, glutted’, from the verb saturare, from satur ‘full’. The early sense of the verb (mid 16th century) was ‘satisfy’; the noun dates from the 1950s.

   Derivatives

   • 1. saturant noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › saturateSaturate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : to satisfy fully : satiate. 2. : to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained. water saturated with salt. 3. a. : to fill completely with something that permeates or pervades. book is saturated with Hollywood Newgate Callendar. : to load to capacity. 4.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSATURATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SATURATE definition: 1. to make something or someone completely wet: 2. to fill a thing or place completely so that no…. Learn more.

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   Saturate definition: to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.. See examples of SATURATE used in a sentence.

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   The verb saturate means to cause something to be fully soaked to the point where it can't take on anything else. A heavy rainstorm can saturate the ground, leaving puddles on the lawn because no more water can be absorbed.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSATURATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If people or things saturate a place or object, they fill it completely so that no more can be added. In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › saturateSaturate - definition of saturate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To soak or fill so that no more liquid may be absorbed: The cloth was saturated with water. 2. To supply with the maximum that can be held or contained; fill thoroughly: Pleasant smells saturated the bakery. The species had saturated its habitat. Happy memories saturated his mind. See Synonyms at imbue. 3.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsaturate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of saturate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSATURATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SATURATE definition: 1. to make something completely wet: 2. to put as much of a substance that dissolves into a…. Learn more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySATURATE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    1. If people or things saturate a place or object, they fill it completely so that no more can be added. [...] 2. If someone or something is saturated, they become extremely wet.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › saturatesaturate - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    saturate meaning, definition, what is saturate: to make something very wet: Learn more.