Definition of INSATIATE

insatiate

Meanings

Adjective

  • impossible to satisfy
    • "an insatiate appetite"

Adj

  • That is not satiated; insatiable.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Middle English insaciate, insaciat, insacyate (“insatiable”), from Latin insatiātus, from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + satiātus (“satisfied; having been satisfied”) (perfect passive participle of satiō (“to satisfy”), from satis (“enough; filled; plenty”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).

Scrabble Score: 9

insatiate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
insatiate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
insatiate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

insatiate is a valid Words With Friends word