satiate

Satisfy beyond desire

To satiate is to satisfy fully, especially an appetite or desire, to the point where no more is wanted: The feast satiated even the hungriest guests.

The word often implies excess—satisfying beyond comfort into surfeit.

Someone satiated with pleasure may feel dulled to it.

The adjective form describes the resulting state: satiate with food and wine.

quench

thirst

Need for fluid

parched · guzzle · gulp · refreshment · beverage · slake · quench · moisture · liquid · sip

fullness

replete

Completely filled

satisfied · bloated · overfed · surfeited · engorged · overfull · fed · nourished · content · sated

excess

overindulgence

Excessive consumption or enjoyment

  • surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
  • glutExcessive surplus
  • excessSurplus beyond need

overabundance · engorgement · binge · gorge · overeat · stuff · cloy · gluttony · too much · overconsumption

gratify

gratify

Give satisfaction to

pleasure · indulge · soothe · assuage · placate · pacify · relieve · ease · comfort · desire

indulge

feast

Elaborate ceremonial meal

gourmandize · treat · splurge · savor · epicurean · extravagance · gourmet · delicacy · banquet · lavish

Categories
Opposites
fullness/satisfaction

satiatestarve

Perish from hunger

deprive · famish · starving · famished · hungry

desire arousal

satiatearouse

To stimulate or excite

stimulate · excite · tantalize · whet · tease

Family

insatiable, satiated, satiation, satiating, insatiability, satiable, satiates, insatiably, unsatiated

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