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Meaning of SATE

Pronunciation:  seyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
 
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 Synonyms: fill, replete, satiate
 
 See Also: cloy, consume, have, ingest, pall, take, take in

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Sating}.] [Probably shortened fr. satiate: cf. L. satur
    full. See {Satiate}.]
    To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to
    surfeit.
          Crowds of wanderers sated with the business and
          pleasure of great cities.                --Macaulay.
    
  2. \Sate\,
    imp. of {Sit}.
          But sate an equal guest at every board.  --Lowell.
    
 
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