saturate

Definitions


[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:
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:
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)

Definitions:
- saturated with moisture


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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




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