saturate

(săch'ə-rāt')
tr.v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly: "The recollection was saturated with sunshine" (Vladimir Nabokov). See synonyms at charge.
2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity.
3. Chemistry. To cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.

adj. (-rĭt)
Saturated.

[Latin saturāre, saturāt-, to fill, from satur, sated.]

saturable sat'u·ra·ble (săch'ər-ə-bəl) adj.
saturator sat'u·ra'tor n.

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Commonly used short term for saturated fatty acids.

verb

1. To cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone: charge, freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, suffuse, transfuse. See full/empty/capacity.
2. To make thoroughly wet: douse, drench, soak, sodden, sop, souse, wet. See dry/wet.

v

Definition: drench, wet through
Antonyms: dehydrate, dry, dry out

v. overwhelm (an enemy target area) by concentrated bombing.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: Soak through, wet, drench.

Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all but take you by the hand. — Unknown.

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i. To reduce the effectiveness of any type of defense by the tactic of bringing so many aircraft per unit of time over a defense area that the electronic and mechanical responses of the defender’s equipment, such as the surface-to-air weapons, become erratic because of the multiplicity of targets.
ii. To attack an area with bombs or other missiles in a manner that leaves no place in the area unscathed.

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an informal term for saturated fatty acids.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mætte, gennemvæde, sønderbombe
n. - en mæt fed
adj. - mættet, gennemvædet

idioms:

• saturation point    mætningspunkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzadigen, doordrenken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) tremper (de), (fig) saturer (de), (Chim) saturer, bombarder intensivement (avec)
n. - saturation
adj. - saturant, saturable

idioms:

• saturation point    point de saturation

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchtränken, durchnässen, sättigen
n. - (Chem.) Saturation
adj. - gesättigt, saturiert

idioms:

• saturation point    Sättigungspunkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαποτίζω, μουσκεύω, γεμίζω τελείως

idioms:

• saturation point    σημείο κορεσμού

Italiano (Italian)
impregnare, saturare

idioms:

• saturation point    punto di saturazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - saturar

idioms:

• saturation point    ponto de saturação

Русский (Russian)
пропитывать, промачивать, насыщать, сатурировать, подавлять (оборону), предельное, насыщенное соединение, промокший, пропитанный влагой, насыщенный (цвет)

idioms:

• saturation point    точка насыщения, точка росы, максимальное количество (мест), предел возможного/выносимого/терпимого

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - saturar, empapar, llenar, colmar, imbuir, neutralizar
n. - grasa saturada o ácido grasoso
adj. - saturado

idioms:

• saturation point    punto de saturación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dränka, göra genomblöt, mätta, ladda (kem), saturera (kem), bomba sönder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
浸透, 使湿透, 渗透, 使充满, 饱和化合物, 饱和脂肪, 浸透的, 深颜色的, 饱度高的

idioms:

• saturation point    饱和点

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 浸透, 使濕透, 滲透, 使充滿
n. - 飽和化合物, 飽和脂肪
adj. - 浸透的, 深顏色的, 飽度高的

idioms:

• saturation point    飽和點

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 충분히 베어 들다, 포화 시키다, (~에 집중 폭격으로) 완전히 파괴하다
n. - 포화 지방
adj. - 흠뻑 스며든, (색이) 순수한, 포화한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 浸す, 満たす, 飽和させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقع, يشبع, يتخم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרווה, הספיג‬
n. - ‮חומצת שומן או שומן רוויים‬
adj. - ‮רווי‬

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