Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SATE, v.t. [L. satio; It. saziare; Port. and Sp. saciar; Fr. rassasier; allied to set. The primary sense is to stuff, to fill, from crowding, driving.]

To satiate; to satisfy appetite; to glut; to feed beyond natural desire. While the vultures sate / Their maws with full repast. – Philips.