saturate

saturate

I

sat‧u‧rate¹ /ˈsætʃəreɪt/ verb [transitive]1. formal to make something very wet
   SYN  soak
   OPP  dry:
    Water poured through the hole, saturating the carpet.
2. to put a lot of something into a particular place, especially so that you could not add any more
    saturate something with something
    Our culture is saturated with television and advertising.
3. saturate the market to offer so much of a product for sale that there is more than people want to buy
4. technical to mix as much of a solid into a chemical mixture as possible
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ wet to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet: He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face.
   ▪ splash to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them: The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other. | I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt.
   ▪ soak to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet: Soak the beans overnight before cooking. | The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
   ▪ drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something: He drenched us all with the hose. | Her shirt was drenched in sweat.
   ▪ saturate formal to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: Heavy rains had saturated the ground.
   ▪ flood to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.
   ▪ moisten to make something slightly wet by putting a small amount of water or another liquid on it, especially to stop it from getting too dry: Add just enough water to moisten the cake mixture. | Tom paused and moistened his lips.
   ▪ dampen to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it: Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains.

II

sat‧u‧rate² /ˈsætʃərət, ˈsætʃərɪt/ noun [countable usually plural]
a type of fat from meat or milk products that is thought to be less healthy than other kinds of fat from vegetables or fish
   SYN  saturated fat:
    Choose a type of spread that’s lower in saturates than butter.