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# saturate

verb (saturate, saturates, saturated, saturating)

«saturate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To make something completely wet, soaked through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#m1)
2. (science) To make a liquid hold as much of a substance as it can, so no more dissolves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#m2)
3. To fill something so full of a thing that no more can fit, like a market full of products. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons a saturated solution is one where no more salt or sugar will dissolve; extra stays at the bottom. In geography, saturated ground causes flooding because rain cannot soak in. In everyday life rain saturates your clothes. Phrases: «saturated with», «saturated solution», «saturated fat».

### Examples

- The rain saturated my coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#x1)
- Stir in sugar until the water is saturated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#x2)
- The ground was saturated, so the field flooded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#x3)
- The town is saturated with coffee shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#x4)
- Saturated fat is found in butter and cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#x5)
- The sponge was saturated and dripping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: saturated. Noun: «saturation». In science, warm water can usually hold more dissolved solid before it is saturated than cold water. In food labels, «saturated fat» is a type of fat to eat less of.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «saturate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«saturate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/saturate.html) on Mova free.