Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SA'TIATE, v.t. [sa'shate; L. satiatus, from satio. See Sate.]

1. To fill; to satisfy appetite or desire; to feed to the full or to furnish enjoyment to the extent of desire; as, to satiate appetite or sense.
2. To fill to the extent of want; as, to satiate the earth or plants with water.
3. To glut; to fill beyond natural desire. He may be satiated, but not satisfied. Norris.
4. To gratify desire to the utmost. I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be satiated with my blood. K. Charles.
5. To saturate. [Now unusual. See Saturate.] Newton.

SA-TI-A'TION, n.

The state of being filled. Whitaker.

SA-TI'E-TY, n. [Fr. satieté; L. satietas. See Sate.]

Properly, fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire; but it usually implies fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or lothing; state of being glutted. In all pleasures there is satiety. Hakewill. But thy words, with grace divine / Imbu'd, bring to their sweetness no satiety. Milton.

SAT'IN, n. [Fr. satin; W. sidan, satin or silk; Sw. siden; Port. and Sp. seda; It. seta; Gr. and L. sindon; Ch. and Heb. סדין, Ar. سِدَانَهٌ sidanah.]

A species of glossy silk cloth, of a thick, close texture.

SAT-I-NET', n.

1. A thin species of satin.
2. A particular kind of woolen cloth.

SAT'IN-FLOW-ER, n.

A plant of the genus Lunaria.

SAT'ING, ppr.

Filling; glutting; satiating.

SAT'IN-SPAR, n.

A mineral, fibrous limestone. Ure.

SAT'IRE, n. [Fr. satire; Sp. and L. satira; so named from sharpness, pungency. See Satyriasis.]

1. A discourse or poem in which wickedness or folly is exposed with severity. It differs from lampoon and pasquinade, in being general rather than personal. Johnson.
2. Severity of remark. It differs from sarcasm, in not expressing contempt or scorn.

SA-TIR'IC, or SA-TIR'IC-AL, a. [L. satiricus; Fr. satirique.]

1. Belonging to satire; conveying satire; as, a satiric style.
2. Censorious; severe in language. Bacon.

SA-TIR'IC-AL-LY, adv.

With severity of remark; with invective; with intention to censure.

SAT'IR-IST, n.

One who writes satire. Wycherly, in his writings, is the sharpest satirist of his time. Granville.

SAT'IR-IZE, v.t. [Fr. satiriser.]

To censure with keenness or severity. It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. Swift.

SAT'IR-IZ-ED, pp.

Severely censured.

SAT'IR-IZ-ING, ppr.

Censuring with severity.

SAT-IS-FAC'TION, n. [Fr. from L. satisfactio; It. soddisfazione. See Satisfy.]

1. That state of the mind which results from the full gratification of desire; repose of mind or contentment with present possession and enjoyment. Sensual pleasure affords no permanent satisfaction.
2. The act of pleasing or gratifying. The mind having a power to suspend the execution and satisfaction of its desires – Locke.
3. Repose of the mind on the certainty of any thing; that state which results from relief from suspense, doubt or uncertainty; conviction. What satisfaction can you have? Shak.
4. Gratification; that which pleases. Exchanging solid quiet to obtain / The windy satisfaction of the brain. Dryden.
5. That which satisfies amends; recompense; compensation; indemnification; atonement. Satisfaction for damages, must be an equivalent; but satisfaction in many cases, may consist in concession or apology.
6. Payment; discharge; as, to receive a sum in full satisfaction of a debt; to enter satisfaction on record.

SAT-IS-FAC'TIVE, a.

Giving satisfaction. [Little used or not at all.] Brown.

SAT-IS-FAC'TO-RI-LY, adv.

1. In a manner to give satisfaction or content.
2. In a manner to impress conviction or belief. The crime was satisfactorily proved.

SAT-IS-FAC'TO-RI-NESS, n.

The power of satisfying or giving content; as, the satisfactoriness of pleasure or enjoyment. Boyle.

SAT-IS-FAC'TORY, a. [Fr. satisfactoire; Sp. satisfactorio.]

1. Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; particularly, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence; as, to give a satisfactory account of any remarkable transaction. A judge seeks for satisfactory evidence of guilt before he condemns.
2. Making amends, indemnification or recompense; causing to cease from claims and to rest content; atoning; as, to make satisfactory compensation, or a satisfactory apology for an offense. A most wise and sufficient means of salvation by the satisfactory and meritorious death and obedience of the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ. Sanderson.

SAT'IS-FI-A-BLE, a.

That may be satisfied.

SAT'IS-FI-ED, pp.

Having the desires fully gratified; made content.

SAT'IS-FI-ER, n.

One that gives satisfaction.

SAT'IS-FY, v.i.

1. To give content. Earthly good never satisfies.
2. To feed or supply to the full.
3. To make payment. [But the intransitive use of this verb is generally elliptical.]

SAT'IS-FY, v.t. [L. satisfacio; satis, enough, and facio, to make; Fr. satisfaire; It. soddisfare; Sp. satisfacer; G. satt, D. zat, Dan. sat, filled, satisfied.]

1. To gratify wants, wishes or desires to the full extent; to supply possession or enjoyment till no more is desired. The demands of hunger may be easily satisfied; but who can satisfy the passion for money or honor?
2. To supply fully what is necessary and demanded by natural laws; as to satisfy with rain the desolate and waste ground. Job xxxviii.
3. To pay to content; to recompense or indemnify to the full extent of claims; as, to satisfy demands. He is well paid, that is, well satisfied. Shak.
4. To appease by punishment; as, to satisfy rigor. Milton.
5. To free from doubt, suspense or uncertainty; to cause the mind to rest in confidence by ascertaining the truth; as, to satisfy one's self by inquiry.
6. To convince. A jury must be satisfied of the guilt of a man, before they can justly condemn him. The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid and satisfying. Atterbury.
7. To pay; to discharge; as, to satisfy an execution. Debts due to the United States are to be first satisfied. Wirt.