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supersaturate
[ soo-per-sach-uh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
, su·per·sat·u·rat·ed, su·per·sat·u·rat·ing.
- to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
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- super·satu·ration noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supersaturate1
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Example Sentences
Digitally crisp close-ups of faces, hands and knives running over nipples supersaturate the movie; they seem aimed at arresting the eyes but feel more like a metaphor for artistic myopia.
From New York Times
Supersaturate, sū-pėr-sat′ū-rāt, v.t. to saturate beyond the normal point.—n.
From Project Gutenberg
The subsoil is clay with a thin covering of surface soil, the hillsides draining on to level valleys with meandering watercourses that frequently inundate and supersaturate the already moist soil.
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