saturate

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈsætʃəˌɹeɪt/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Something saturated, especially a saturated fat.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cause to become completely impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid).

Example Sentences
  • After walking home in the driving rain, his clothes were saturated.
2 Definition

To fill to excess.

Example Sentences
  • Modern television is saturated with violence.
3 Definition

To satisfy the affinity of; to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold.

Example Sentences
  • One can saturate phosphorus with chlorine.
4 Definition

To render pure, or of a colour free from white light.

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Saturated; wet.

2 Definition

Very intense.

Example Sentences
  • saturate green