Satiety

  • 121Satiation — Sa ti*a tion, n. Satiety. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 122Surfeit — Sur feit, v. i. 1. To load the stomach with food, so that sickness or uneasiness ensues; to eat to excess. [1913 Webster] They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To indulge to satiety… …

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  • 123Surfeit — Sur feit, n. [OE. surfet, OF. surfait, sorfait, excess, arrogance, crime, fr. surfaire, sorfaire, to augment, exaggerate, F. surfaire to overcharge; sur over + faire to make, do, L. facere. See {Sur }, and {Fact}.] 1. Excess in eating and… …

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  • 124To glut the market — Glut Glut (gl[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glutting}.] [OE. glotten, fr. OF. glotir, gloutir, L. glutire, gluttire; cf. Gr. ? to eat, Skr. gar. Cf. {Gluttion}, {Englut}.] 1. To swallow, or to swallow greedlly; to gorge.… …

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  • 125jaundice — noun Etymology: Middle English jawnes, jaundis, from Anglo French jaunice, galniz, from jaune, gaune yellow, from Latin galbinus greenish yellow Date: 14th century 1. yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the… …

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  • 126saturation — noun Date: circa 1554 1. a. the act of saturating ; the state of being saturated b. satiety, surfeit 2. conversion of an unsaturated to a saturated chemical compound (as by hydrogenation) 3. a state of maximum impregnation: as a. complete… …

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  • 127voracious — adjective Etymology: Latin vorac , vorax, from vorare to devour; akin to Old English ācweorran to guzzle, Latin gurges whirlpool, Greek bibrōskein to devour Date: 1635 1. having a huge appetite ; ravenous 2. excessively eager ; insatiable < a&#8230; …

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  • 128full — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fol full, Latin plenus full, plēre to fill, Greek plērēs full, plēthein to be full Date: before 12th century 1. containing as much or as many as is possible or&#8230; …

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