Sate vs. Satiate

Sate vs. Satiate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sate and Satiate

Sateverb

To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.

At last he stopped, his hunger and thirst sated.

Satiateverb

(transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.

Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.

Satenoun

satay

Satiateverb

(transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.

Sateverb

fill to satisfaction;

I am sated

Satiateadjective

Filled to satisfaction or to excess.

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Satiateverb

fill to satisfaction;

I am sated

Satiateverb

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself;

She stuffed herself at the dinnerThe kids binged on icecream

Satiateadjective

supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction