SATIATES Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

satiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of satiate

as in satisfies

to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire) a long drink of water at last satiated my thirst

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satisfies

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In an email, HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard wrote that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
As that churn suggests, none of these stories satisfies him, none proves sufficient to sustain a self.

— Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

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