to be desirous of sth
1sate — v.tr. 1 gratify (desire, or a desirous person) to the full. 2 cloy, surfeit, weary with over abundance (sated with pleasure). Derivatives: sateless adj. poet. Etymology: prob. f. dial. sade, OE sadian (as SAD), assim. to SATIATE * * * sate [sate… …
