Synonyms for saturate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb sach-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sach-er-it, -uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈsætʃ əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsætʃ ər ɪt, -əˌreɪt

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Définition of saturate

Origin :
  • 1530s, "to satisfy, satiate," from Latin saturatus, past participle of saturare "to fill full, sate, drench," from satur "sated, full," from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy" (see sad). Meaning "soak thoroughly" first recorded 1756. Marketing sense first recorded 1958. Related: Saturated; saturating.
  • verb drench, wet through
Example sentences :
  • Saturate: deeply or strongly marked; in a color, means intense.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Saturate the residue, when cold, with carbon dioxide and redistil.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Bacteriological Technique » by John William Henry Eyre
  • Saturate the cake with orange juice to which has been added a little lemon.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age Cook Book » by Henrietta Latham Dwight
  • In such a case it is above all things necessary to saturate the organism with Apis.
  • Extract from : « Apis Mellifica » by C. W. Wolf
  • Saturate the spot two or three times, and then wash out in soapsuds.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies Book of Useful Information » by Anonymous
  • I must saturate myself with repose and with the underlying—with Karma.
  • Extract from : « Jewel Weed » by Alice Ames Winter
  • Saturate the crumbs of a loaf of bread with a quart of rich milk.
  • Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
  • Mix, saturate a piece of wool in the mixture, and insert in the ear.
  • Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
  • I make you miserable when I should like to saturate you with happiness.
  • Extract from : « Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo » by Louis Guimbaud
  • But first of all he had to saturate himself with the sunshine.
  • Extract from : « Windfalls » by (AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner

Antonyms for saturate

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