saturate — to make something completely wet with a liquid
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make something completely wet with a liquid
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsætʃəreɪt/
Example Sentences
- My mom saturated the sponge so much that it became a mini waterfall in the kitchen.
- The perfume store saturated the mall with so many scents that people started sneezing like crazy.
- Social media is saturated with cat videos, but nobody's complaining.
saturate
VERB[/ˈsætʃəreɪt/]
to make something completely wet with a liquid
Completely soaking with liquid
The towel became saturated after soaking up the spilled water.
After workers saturated the dry soil, everyone celebrated by decorating the new garden.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'saturatus', the past participle of 'saturare', meaning 'to fill full' or 'to soak'. The root 'satur' means 'full' or 'enough'.
Breakdown
satur- (full, enough) + -ate (verb suffix meaning 'to make or become') = saturate (to make completely full or wet)
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom saturated the sponge so much that it became a mini waterfall in the kitchen.”
“The perfume store saturated the mall with so many scents that people started sneezing like crazy.”
“Social media is saturated with cat videos, but nobody's complaining.”
“The advertisement campaign saturated every possible media channel.”
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