saturate

saturate
sat|u|rate1 [ˈsætʃəreıt] v [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of saturare, from satur 'having had enough']
1.) formal to make something very wet
= ↑soak
≠ ↑dry
▪ Water poured through the hole, saturating the carpet.
2.) to put a lot of something into a particular place, especially so that you could not add any more
saturate sth with sth
▪ Our culture is saturated with television and advertising.
3.) saturate the market
to offer so much of a product for sale that there is more than people want to buy
4.) technical to mix as much of a solid into a chemical mixture as possible
saturate 2
sat|u|rate2 [ˈsætʃərıt] n [C usually plural]
a type of fat from meat or milk products that is thought to be less healthy than other kinds of fat from vegetables or fish
▪ Choose a type of spread that's lower in saturates than butter.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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