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- [sach-uh-rey-tid]
- /ˈsætʃ əˌreɪ tɪd/
- /ˈsæt.jʊ.reɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sach-uh-rey-tid]
- /ˈsætʃ əˌreɪ tɪd/
Definitions of saturated word
- abbreviation SATURATED saturated. 1
- verb with object saturated to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like. 1
- verb with object saturated to charge to the utmost, as with magnetism. 1
- verb with object saturated to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely: to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm. 1
- verb with object saturated to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles. 1
- verb with object saturated to send so many planes over (a target area) that the defensive electronic tracking equipment becomes ineffective. 1
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Origin of saturated
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; saturate + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Saturated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
saturated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
saturated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for saturated
adj saturated
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- charged — If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
- damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
- drizzly — to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle: It drizzled throughout the night.
adjective saturated
- awash — If the ground or a floor is awash, it is covered in water, often because of heavy rain or as the result of an accident.
- drenched — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- dripping — an act of dripping.
- imbued — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- impregnate — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
verb saturated
- basted — to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.
- bedewed — Covered with or as if with dew.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- humidified — to make humid.
- infiltrated — Simple past tense and past participle of infiltrate.
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