sated

SaySAY-tid/ˈseɪtɪd/

3 meanings of sated

1
adjective
Having had as much of something as you want, so you need no more.
The kids came home from the fair sated with rides and games.
After a week of parties, she felt sated and wanted a quiet night at home.
Similarsatiated, satisfied, glutted
Oppositeunsatisfied
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2
verb
Past tense of sate. Use it to say that something filled a hunger or a wish in the past.
The big lunch sated everyone at the table.
She sated her curiosity by reading the last page first.
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3
adjective
No longer hungry or thirsty because you have eaten or drunk enough.
After two big plates of pasta, Tom was finally sated.
The tired hikers drank from the stream until they were sated.
Similarfull, satisfied, satiated, replete
Oppositehungry, thirsty, starving

sated is a form of sate

sate, verb: To give someone all they want of something, like food, until they feel full. Full entry

Forms: satesates he/she/itsating -ing formsated past tense, past participle
Spelling: sate → sated: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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Origin

From the verb sate with the ending -ed.