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saturate

[ verb sach-uh-reyt; adjective noun sach-er-it, -uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

saturated, saturating.
  1. to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
  2. to charge to the utmost, as with magnetism.
  3. to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely:

    to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm.

  4. to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles.
  5. to send so many planes over (a target area) that the defensive electronic tracking equipment becomes ineffective.
  6. to furnish (a market) with goods to its full purchasing capacity.


verb (used without object)

saturated, saturating.
  1. to become saturated.

adjective

noun

  1. a saturated fat or fatty acid.

saturate

verb

  1. to fill, soak, or imbue totally
  2. to make (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc) saturated or (of a compound, vapour, etc) to become saturated
  3. tr military to bomb or shell heavily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. a less common word for saturated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ²õ²¹³Ù³Üˈ°ù²¹³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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  • »å±ð·²õ²¹³Ùu·°ù²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) desaturated desaturating
  • ŽÇv±ð°ù·²õ²¹³Ùu·°ù²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) oversaturated oversaturating
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of saturate1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ²õ²¹³Ù³Ü°ùÄå³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of ²õ²¹³Ù³Ü°ùÄå°ù±ð “to fill”), equivalent to satur- “full, well-fed” ( sad ) + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of saturate1

C16: from Latin ²õ²¹³Ù³Ü°ùÄå°ù±ð, from satur sated, from satis enough
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Synonym Study

See wet.
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Example Sentences

While regions like the Middle East and China are already saturated with international schools, Africa is relatively virgin territory.

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Mr Allinson added that it would be "extremely difficult" for UK car firms to find alternative markets because the "sector is saturated".

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At least visually, the cinematography is stunning with saturated reds, blues and amber oranges, as well as nifty focus racks that do a lovely job of telling us where to look.

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Meanwhile, Snow White’s signature costume is so brightly saturated that it’s blinding; it appears especially bizarre when she tromps around the woods with a hoodie-clad Jonathan and his troupe of merry Brooklyn bicycle messengers.

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"We have lost most of our major business connection flights and what we're doing is flying more planes to holiday destinations in which the locals are starting to become over saturated," she says.

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