insatiate

insatiate
insatiately, adv.insatiateness, insatiety /in'seuh tuy"i tee, in say"shi tee, -say"shee i-/, n.
/in say"shee it/, adj.
insatiable: insatiate greed.
[1500-10; < L insatiatus not filled. See IN-3, SATIATE]

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  • insatiate — (adj.) mid 15c., insaciate, from L. insatiatus unsatisfied, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + satiatus, pp. of satiare (see SATIATE (Cf. satiate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • insatiate — [in sā′shət; in sā′shē ət, in sā′shēāt΄] adj. [L insatiatus] never satisfied; insatiable insatiately adv. insatiateness n …   English World dictionary

  • insatiate — in•sa•ti•ate [[t]ɪnˈseɪ ʃi ɪt[/t]] adj. insatiable: insatiate greed[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • insatiate — /ɪnˈseɪʃiət/ (say in saysheeuht) adjective insatiable: insatiate greed. –insatiately, adverb –insatiateness, noun …  

  • insatiate — adjective Date: 15th century insatiable • insatiately adverb • insatiateness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • insatiate — adj. cannot be satisfied, constantly craves more, insatiable …   English contemporary dictionary

  • insatiate — [ɪn seɪʃɪət] adjective literary never satisfied …   English new terms dictionary

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