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[ˈsatʃəreɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed
(e.g: the soil is saturated)
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Origin
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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
[ˈsatʃərət], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a saturated fat
(e.g: as far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy)
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Origin
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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
[ˈsatʃərət], (Adjective)
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- saturated with moisture
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Origin
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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
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