sated

[ sey-tid ]

adjective

1. fully satisfied:

   After that deep bowl of superb salad, I left sated and content.

2. overfilled with or overexposed to something to the point of being unable to bear more; glutted, as with food, pleasure, etc.:

   Congratulations for adding flavor to an old debate being forced upon a sated populace.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of sate ¹.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sated¹

sate ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

And any maternal instincts that I ever had, as small as they were, were absolutely sated by this character.

From Los Angeles Times

But you might not know the recipe for the perfect citrus libation to keep you sated as you cue up the next episode — and that’s where this 256-page official recipe guide by Regula Ysewijn comes in.

From Los Angeles Times

The last mile is where you gain the most elevation, so make sure you’re hydrated and sated with a power snack for that final push.

From Los Angeles Times

It is far more likely that he wants to make it seem like he is the best Wordle player of all time to fill an aching void that can be sated only by small, inconsequential victories.

From Seattle Times

“But I fear that they will come away sated now that they have seen the last word on the Holocaust.”

From Los Angeles Times