saturate
//ˈsætʃəˌreɪt//
Verb
saturateInfinitive
saturatePresent tense
saturatedPast tense
saturatedPast participle
saturatingPresent participle
saturatesThird-person singular
1
To soak or fill something completely with a liquid so that no more can be absorbed.
The heavy rain saturated the soil in the garden.
2
To cause a substance to combine with, dissolve, or hold the greatest possible quantity of another substance.
The chemist saturated the solution with salt until no more would dissolve.
3
To supply a market with as much of a product as it can absorb or beyond its capacity to absorb.
Cheap imports have saturated the domestic market.
4
To overwhelm or fill completely with something.
The news saturated the media for weeks.
Adjective
saturateCanonical form
1
Fully soaked or filled with something; completely permeated.
The sponge was saturate with water and could not absorb any more.