Webster's Dictionary 1913

919

Satirist

Sat″ir‐ist (?), n. [Cf. F. satiriste.] One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire.The mighty satirist, who... had spread terror through the Whig ranks. Macaulay.

920

Satirize

Sat″ir‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Satirized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Satirizing (?).] [Cf. F. satiriser.] To make the object of satire; to attack with satire; to censure with keenne...

921

Satisfaction

Sat′is‐fac″tion (?), n. [OE. satisfaccioun, F. satisfaction, fr. L. satisfactio, fr. satisfacere to satisfy. See Satisfy.] 1. The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisf...

922

Satisfactive

Sat′is‐fac″tive (?), a. Satisfactory.Satisfactive discernment of fish. Sir T. Browne.

923

Satisfactory

Sat′is‐fac″to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. satisfactoire.] 1. Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it...

924

Satisfiable

Sat″is‐fi′a‐ble, a. That may be satisfied.

925

Satisfier

Sat″is‐fi′er (?), n. One who satisfies.

926

Satisfy

Sat″is‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Satisfied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Satisfying (?).] [OF. satisfier; L. satis enough + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. F. satisfaire, L. satisfacere....

927

Satisfy (2)

Sat″is‐fy (?), v. i. 1. To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.2. To make payment or atonement; to atone. Milton.

928

Satisfyingly

Sat″is‐fy′ing‐ly (?), adv. So as to satisfy; satisfactorily.

929

Sative

Sa″tive (?), a. [L. sativus, fr. serere, satum, to sow.] Sown; propagated by seed. Evelyn.

930

Satle

Sa″tle (?), v. t. & i. To settle. Chaucer.

931

Satrap

Sa″trap (? or?; 277), n. [L. satrapes, Gr. �, fr. OPers. khshatrapāvan ruler: cf. F. satrape.] The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.

932

Satrapal

Sa″trap‐al (? or?), a. Of or pertaining to a satrap, or a satrapy.

933

Satrapess

Sa″trap‐ess (? or?), n. A female satrap.

934

Satrapical

Sa‐trap″ic‐al (?), a. Satrapal.

935

Satrapy

Sa″trap‐y (?; 277), n.; pl.Satrapies (#). [L. satrapia, satrapea, Gr. �: cf. F. satrapie.] The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality. Milton.

936

Satsuma ware

Sat″su‐ma ware″ (? or?). (Fine Arts) A kind of ornamental hard-glazed pottery made at Satsuma in Kiushu, one of the Japanese islands.

937

Saturable

Sat″u‐ra‐ble (?; 135), a. [L. saturabilis: cf. F. saturable.] Capable of being saturated; admitting of saturation. — Sat′u‐ra‐bil″i‐ty (#), n.

938

Saturant

Sat″u‐rant (?), a. [L. saturans, p. pr. See Saturate.] Impregnating to the full; saturating.

939

Saturant (2)

Sat″u‐rant, n. 1. (Chem.) A substance used to neutralize or saturate the affinity of another substance.2. (Med.) An antacid, as magnesia, used to correct acidity of the stomach.

940

Saturate

Sat″u‐rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Saturated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Saturating.] [L. saturatus, p. p. of saturare to saturate, fr. satur full of food, sated. See Satire.] 1. To cau...

941

Saturate (2)

Sat″u‐rate (?), p. a. [L. saturatus, p. p.] Filled to repletion; saturated; soaked.Dries his feathers saturate with dew. Cowper.The sand beneath our feet is saturateWith blood o...

942

Saturated

Sat″u‐ra′ted (?), a. 1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.2. (Chem.) Having ...

943

Saturation

Sat′u‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. saturatio: cf. F. saturation.] 1. The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation.2. (Chem.) The act, pro...

944

Saturator

Sat″u‐ra′tor (?), n. One who, or that which, saturates.

945

Saturday

Sat″ur‐day (?; 48), n. [OE. Saterday, AS. Sæterdæg, Sæterndæg, Sæternesdæg, literally, Saturn's day, fr. L. Saturnus Saturn + AS. dæg day; cf. L. dies Saturni.] The seventh or l...