I can describe the meaning of the word "satiated" more effectively by comparing it with the the word "satisfied" ("satiation" vs. satisfaction"): You could use satiated in place of satisfied (ex: They weresatisfied- therefore they were satiated... The musicsatisfied them to satiety. . . etc) - as satiationcan imply no more than a complete satisfaction- however... There are actually subtle differences between satiation & satisfaction* : whereas satiation (ie, the state of satiety, ie, the condition of being satiated) is more often used to described being overfilled or overfed- past the point of satisfaction- to the point of glut or repletion - or to the point where there is no longer a pleasure in what once seemed desirable. And, conversely, satisfaction implies appeasement- to be satisfied is to be pleased, or content, or fulfilled. Satisfaction is indicative of an ending of a desire or a longing, due to the act, or a sense, of fulfillment. The desire has been satisfied, therefore the desire is no more. Again though, you can use "satiated" in the same way as you would use "satisfied" - to satisfy someone is tosatiate them - satiation does not always have to imply repletion- on the other hand,however, you cannot use satisfaction in place of satiation - it is not used in the same way- satisfaction can never imply over-satisfaction! *(and note their forms of satiated/satisfied ; satisfy/satiate ; satiety or satiation/satisfaction)

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