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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.
  1. to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.


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Other Words From

  • super·satu·ration noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supersaturate1

First recorded in 1750–60; super- + saturate
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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.

Supersaturate, sū-pėr-sat′ū-rāt, v.t. to saturate beyond the normal point.—n.

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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