ˈsætʃəreɪt v.tr. 1
fill with moisture;
soak thoroughly. 2 (often foll. by with) fill to
capacity. 3
cause (a
substance,
solution,
vapour,
metal, or air) to
absorb, hold, or
combine with
the greatest
possible amount of
another substance, or of moisture,
magnetism,
electricity, etc. 4 cause (a substance) to combine with the
maximum amount of another substance. 5 supply (a market)
beyond the
point at
which the
demand for a
product is satisfied. 6 (foll. by with, in)
imbue with or steep in (learning,
tradition,
prejudice, etc.). 7
overwhelm (enemy defences, a
target area, etc.) by concentrated bombing. 8 (as saturated adj.) a (of colour) full;
rich;
free from an
admixture of
white. b (of
fat molecules) containing the greatest
number of
hydrogen atoms. øøsaturate adj.
literary. saturable adj. saturant n. & adj. [L saturare f. satur full]