What does saturate mean?

Definitions for saturate
ˈsætʃ əˌreɪt; -ər ɪt, -əˌreɪtsat·u·rate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. saturateverb

    cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

  2. impregnate, saturateverb

    infuse or fill completely

    "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"

Wiktionary

  1. saturateverb

    To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked; imbue.

    After walking home in the driving rain, his clothes were saturated.

  2. saturateverb

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

    One can saturate phosphorus with chlorine.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To SATURATEverb

    To impregnate ’till no more can be received or imbibed.

    Etymology: saturo, Latin.

    Rain-water is plentifully saturated with terrestrial matter, and more or less stored with it. John Woodward.

    His body has been fully saturated with the fluid of light, to be able to last so many years without any sensible diminution, though there are constant emanations thereof. George Cheyne.

    Still night succeeds
    A soften’d shade, and saturated earth
    Awaits the morning beam. James Thomson.

ChatGPT

  1. saturate

    To saturate generally means to fill, soak, or infuse something completely with a substance, to the point where no more can be absorbed or added. This definition can be applied to various fields such as chemistry, digital imaging, market strategy, etc., with slightly different connotations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Saturateverb

    to cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked; to fill fully; to sate

  2. Saturateverb

    to satisfy the affinity of; to cause to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold; as, to saturate phosphorus with chlorine

  3. Saturate

    filled to repletion; saturated; soaked

  4. Etymology: [L. saturatus, p. p.]

Wikidata

  1. Saturate

    Saturate is the debut album by American post-grunge/alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin. It was released on August 27, 2002 through Hollywood Records, and featured the singles "Polyamorous" and "Skin". There was a dispute between the band and the studio on deciding on which they wanted to release as singles. The band wished for their song "Medicate", while the studio insisted on releasing "Skin" as a single. Eventually, the band decided to go with "Skin", despite some negative feedback with the band and the fairly poor success it reached. The original release of Saturate contained "Forever" as a separate track, whereas the newer enhanced versions came with the "Polyamorous" music video and ultimately featured the song embedded with "Shallow Bay". The album title is derived from a lyric in the song, "Wish I May". On September 14, 2002, Saturate peaked on the Billboard 200 and Heatseekers charts at #136 and #2, respectively. There were also plans for a European release of the album containing the song "Lady Bug" and the Depeche Mode cover "Enjoy the Silence" but was never released.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Saturate

    sat′ū-rāt, v.t. to fill: to unite with till no more can be received: to fill to excess: to soak: (opt.) to render pure, or of a colour free from white light.—adjs. Sat′ūrable, that may be saturated; Sat′ūrant, saturating; Sat′ūrate, saturated: (entom.) very intense, as 'saturate green.'—ns. Sat′ūrāter; Satūrā′tion, act of saturating: state of being saturated: the state of a body when quite filled with another. [L. saturāre, -ātumsatur, full, akin to satis, enough.]

Entomology

  1. Saturate

    deeply or strongly marked; in a color, means intense.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of saturate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of saturate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of saturate in a Sentence

  1. Goldman Sachs:

    With more outlets including storage, excess production can be maintained on a longer time horizon before surpluses saturate markets and breach logistical and storage constraints.

  2. Daniel Getz:

    If we get to the point where we saturate our ability to deliver care, then we're put in that incredibly difficult position, and that's a tragic decision to have to make. You're now trying to triage patients. You have multiple sick patients. You're trying to determine which of those patients does not get life-saving care.

  3. Raphael Marcus:

    Rocket fire against Israels towns and cities cause the economy to grind to a halt and terrorize the civilian population and causes severe pressure against the Israeli government. While Israel developed an innovative solution with its Iron Dome short-range missile defense system, Hezbollah has also learned that with an expanded arsenal, it will attempt to saturate Iron Domes capabilities, in a future war, Hezbollahs also hopes to use precision missiles to target sensitive sites and critical installations in Israel in order to deliver a sharp blow that will impact Israels ability to declare a clear victory.

  4. Dan Gelber:

    It just is such a desirable location that it attracts young people in March and times around March, there are open, free spaces. It would be very hard for us to take all of South Beach and say it's no longer open to the public. So really, the only options are to try to saturate with law enforcement, to try to counter-program with, perhaps, family friendly things.

  5. Raymond Lopez:

    Right now we're trying to saturate the area and make sure that nothing else happens tonight. last week, we've seen assault rifles used on police, today they're used on gang members in the Brighton Park community in broad daylight, on a Sunday.

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