sate
Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia.
Related to sate: sententiously
sate 1
(sāt)tr.v. sat·ed, sat·ing, sates
1. To satisfy (an appetite) fully.
2. To provide (someone) with more than enough; glut.
[Probably alteration of Middle English saden, from Old English sadian; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]
sate 2
(sāt, săt)v. Archaic
A past tense of sit.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
sate
(seɪt)vb (tr)
1. to satisfy (a desire or appetite) fully
2. to supply beyond capacity or desire
[Old English sadian; related to Old High German satōn; see sad, satiate]
sate
(sæt; seɪt)vb
archaic a past tense and past participle of sit
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sate
(seɪt)v.t. sat•ed, sat•ing.
1. to satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
2. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.
[1595–1605; variant of obsolete sade to satiate, Old English sadian (akin to sad), perhaps influenced by satiate]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
sate
Past participle: sated
Gerund: sating
| Imperative |
|---|
| sate |
| sate |
| Present |
|---|
| I sate |
| you sate |
| he/she/it sates |
| we sate |
| you sate |
| they sate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sated |
| you sated |
| he/she/it sated |
| we sated |
| you sated |
| they sated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sating |
| you are sating |
| he/she/it is sating |
| we are sating |
| you are sating |
| they are sating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sated |
| you have sated |
| he/she/it has sated |
| we have sated |
| you have sated |
| they have sated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sating |
| you were sating |
| he/she/it was sating |
| we were sating |
| you were sating |
| they were sating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sated |
| you had sated |
| he/she/it had sated |
| we had sated |
| you had sated |
| they had sated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sate |
| you will sate |
| he/she/it will sate |
| we will sate |
| you will sate |
| they will sate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sated |
| you will have sated |
| he/she/it will have sated |
| we will have sated |
| you will have sated |
| they will have sated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sating |
| you will be sating |
| he/she/it will be sating |
| we will be sating |
| you will be sating |
| they will be sating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sating |
| you have been sating |
| he/she/it has been sating |
| we have been sating |
| you have been sating |
| they have been sating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sating |
| you will have been sating |
| he/she/it will have been sating |
| we will have been sating |
| you will have been sating |
| they will have been sating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sating |
| you had been sating |
| he/she/it had been sating |
| we had been sating |
| you had been sating |
| they had been sating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sate |
| you would sate |
| he/she/it would sate |
| we would sate |
| you would sate |
| they would sate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sated |
| you would have sated |
| he/she/it would have sated |
| we would have sated |
| you would have sated |
| they would have sated |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Verb 1. sate - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
sate
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sate
vt (liter) appetite, desires → stillen (geh), → befriedigen ; now that he was sated → nun, da seine Lüste gestillt waren (geh); a nation sated with every luxury → ein Volk von jedem erdenklichen Luxus übersättigt ; to sate oneself (with food) → sich sättigen (→ on an +dat) (liter); (sexually) → seine Lust befriedigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007