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Satisfy hunger
Provide enough food or drink to remove an appetite completely.
Example
A small portion did not satiate the hikers after their long ascent.
satiate
/ˈseɪʃieɪt/ · SAY-shee-aytverb
To satisfy a desire or appetite fully.
Use satiate when hunger, curiosity, demand, or another appetite is satisfied to the point that no more is wanted.
What satiate Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Fulfil curiosity
Provide enough information to satisfy a desire to know.
Example
The preliminary report failed to satiate public curiosity.
3
Meet intense demand
Supply enough of something to exhaust a strong desire for it.
Example
Even frequent performances could not satiate demand for tickets.
Use satiate Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
A small portion did not satiate the hikers after their long ascent.
The detailed catalogue satiated her curiosity about the collection's origins.
Additional production finally satiated demand for the device.
Precision Matters
Satiate overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
satiate
vs.Stresses complete or sometimes excessive fulfilment.
satisfy
Means meet a need or expectation, wholly or partly.
satiate
vs.Fulfils an appetite or desire completely.
appease
Calms anger or discontent, sometimes by concession.
satiate
vs.Describes the result of complete satisfaction.
indulge
Allows or enjoys a desire, often generously.
satiate
vs.Provides enough to satisfy fully.
deprive
Withholds something needed or desired—the contrast.
Test satiate in Context
The announcement failed to satisfy the desire for information fully.
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Because the short announcement offered no details about the discovery's age or origin, it did little to ___ the public's curiosity.