Meaning & use

sating

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Satisfying a desire or appetite fully, often to excess.

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A single bowl of pasta was enough for sating his hunger.

The long drink of cold water went some way toward sating her thirst.

A note on using this word

From the verb sate, closely related to satiate; often used with appetites, thirst, or curiosity.

Words with a similar meaning

satisfyingquenchinggratifying

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Words with an opposite meaning

whetting

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