English Explanatory Dictionary

insatiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That is not satiated; insatiable.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈseɪ.ʃɪət/ /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃɪ.ət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insatiate.wav /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃɪt/ /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃi.ɪt/

Word forms

insatiate more insatiate most insatiate

Etymology

From Late Middle English insaciate, insaciat, insacyate (“insatiable”), from Latin insatiātus, from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + satiātus (“satisfied; having been satisfied”) (perfect passive participle of satiō (“to satisfy”), from satis (“enough; filled; plenty”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).

Antonyms

satiable satisfiable

Related words

insatiability insatiable insatiableness insatiably insatiety satiable satiate satiated satietogenic satiety

Derived words

insatiately insatiateness
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