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saturate

sa·tu·rate

UK/ˈsatjʊɹət/ US/ˈsæt͡ʃəɹət/ uncommon obsolete

verb

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2.

infuse or fill completely

  • “Impregnate the cloth with alcohol”
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The adjective is first attested in the second part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English, the verb in 1538, the noun in 1921; inherited from Middle English saturat(e) (“satiated, satisfied”), borrowed from Latin saturātus, perfect passive participle of saturō (“to fill, satisfy, quench”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from satur (“full”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

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