Definition
To saturate something is to fill it completely so that it cannot hold any more, especially with liquid. It can also mean to flood an area, market, or mind with so much of something that there is no space left.
Etymology
From Latin *saturatus*, past participle of *saturare* 'to fill, to sate', from *satur* 'full'. It carried the sense of complete filling into scientific and everyday use.
Kelly Says
Saturate is 'full' turned into a verb—making something so full that no more can be added. That’s why we talk about saturated colors, saturated markets, and saturated soils: each has reached its limit. The word is a reminder that every system, even attention, has a maximum capacity.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
versadig
ver-ZA-dikh
BGБългарски
насищам
na-SI-shtam
BNবাংলা
পরিপূর্ণ করা
po-ri-PUR-no ko-ra
CACatalà
saturar
sa-tu-RAR
CSČeština
nasycovat
NA-si-tso-vat
DEDeutsch
sättigen
ZET-ti-gen
ELΕλληνικά
κορεύω
ko-RE-vo
ESEspañol
saturar
sa-tu-RAR
ETEesti
küllastama
KYL-las-ta-ma
FAفارسی
اشباع کردن
esh-baa kar-dan
FISuomi
kyllästää
KYL-las-taa
FRFrançais
saturer
sa-tu-RE
GLGalego
saturar
sa-tu-RAR
HEעברית
להרוות
le-har-VOT
HIहिन्दी
संतृप्त करना
san-TRIP-ta kar-NA
HRHrvatski
zasićiti
za-SI-ti-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
jenuhkan
je-NUH-kan
ITItaliano
saturare
sa-tu-RA-re
JA日本語
飽和させる
hoo-wa sa-se-ru
KO한국어
포화시키다
po-hwa-shi-ki-da
LVLatviešu
piesātināt
pie-saa-TI-naat
MNМонгол
хангах
khan-gakh
MSBahasa Melayu
jenuhkan
je-NUH-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည့်ဝစေ
pyay-wa-se
NLNederlands
verzadigen
ver-ZA-di-gen
PLPolski
nasycić
na-SY-chich
PTPortuguês
saturar
sa-tu-RAR
RORomână
a satura
a sa-TOO-ra
RUРусский
насыщать
na-SY-shchat'
SKSlovenčina
nasýtiť
NA-si-tit
SLSlovenščina
nasititi
na-SI-ti-ti
SRСрпски
заситити
za-SI-ti-ti
SWKiswahili
kutosheza
ku-to-SHE-za
TAதமிழ்
நிரப்பு
ni-RAP-pu
TEతెలుగు
సంతృప్తిపరచు
sam-trip-ti-pa-RA-chu
TRTürkçe
doyurmak
do-yur-MAK
UKУкраїнська
насичувати
na-sy-CHU-va-ty
URاردو
سیراب کرنا
sair-aab kar-NA
VITiếng Việt
bão hòa
bao hoa