Sate

Pronunciation: /ˈseɪt/

Sate (verb)

  1. To fill someone’s need or desire fully, especially for food or pleasure.
  2. To provide enough food or enjoyment so that someone does not want more.

Examples

  • The meal will sate your hunger for hours.
  • A large pizza can sate anyone's appetite.

Common collocations: sate curiosity, sate desire, sate hunger, sate cravings

Synonyms of Sate

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Sate

  • — To starve means to suffer from lack of food.
  • — To deprive means to withhold something needed.