satiate

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 7, 2023 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>satiate</strong> &#149; \SAY-shee-ayt\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><em>Satiate</em> is a formal word that means “to satisfy (something, such as a need or desire) fully.”</p> <p>// My curiosity about Nicole’s Spring Fling costume, which she promised would be “corny,” was finally <em>satiated</em> when she arrived at the party dressed as an incredibly lifelike cob of corn, complete with <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tassel">tassels</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satiate#h2">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>“Every time I near the end of dinner at Yangban Society, Katianna and John Hong’s Art District restaurant, I experience the same dilemma. I’m happily <em>satiated</em>. ... I couldn’t possibly eat another bite. The thought is actually painful. But for Katianna’s cheesecake, I persevere.” — Jenn Harris, <em>The Los Angeles Times</em>, 21 Nov. 2022 </p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>The time has come at last to share the “sad” history of <em>satiate</em>, by which we mean that the two words—<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sad"><em>sad</em></a> and <em>satiate</em>—are etymologically connected, not that the details will have you reaching for the tissue box. Both <em>satiate</em> and <em>sad</em> are related to the Latin adjective <em>satis</em>, meaning “enough.” When we say our desire, thirst, curiosity, etc. has been satiated, we mean it has been fully satisfied (<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satisfy"><em>satisfy</em></a> being another <em>satis</em> descendant)—in other words, we’ve had enough. <em>Satiate</em> and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sate#h2">sate</a></em> (believed to be an alteration and shorten