saturar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin saturāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.tuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [sa.tuˈɾaɾ]

Verb

saturar (first-person singular present saturo, first-person singular preterite saturí, past participle saturat)

1. to saturate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saturar (first conjugation)

infinitive			saturar
gerund			saturant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		saturat		saturada
		plural		saturats		saturades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	saturo	satures	satura	saturem	satureu	saturen
	imperfect	saturava	saturaves	saturava	saturàvem	saturàveu	saturaven
	future	saturaré	saturaràs	saturarà	saturarem	saturareu	saturaran
	preterite	saturí	saturares	saturà	saturàrem	saturàreu	saturaren
	conditional	saturaria	saturaries	saturaria	saturaríem	saturaríeu	saturarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	saturi	saturis	saturi	saturem	satureu	saturin
	imperfect	saturés	saturessis	saturés	saturéssim	saturéssiu	saturessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	satura	saturi	saturem	satureu	saturin
	negative (no)	—	no saturis	no saturi	no saturem	no satureu	no saturin

Related terms

• saturació

Further reading

• “saturar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “saturar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “saturar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “saturar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English saturate, French saturer, German saturieren, Italian saturare, Spanish saturar. Decision no. 127, Progreso III.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /satuˈrar/

Verb

saturar (present saturas, past saturis, future saturos, conditional saturus, imperative saturez)

1. (transitive) to fill completely
2. (transitive) to satiate, glut, saturate, surfeit
3. (transitive, chemistry) to unite or dilute until no more can be received

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saturar

		present		past		future
infinitive		saturar		saturir		saturor
tense		saturas		saturis		saturos
conditional		saturus
imperative		saturez
adjective active participle		saturanta		saturinta		saturonta
adverbial active participle		saturante		saturinte		saturonte
nominal active participle	singular	saturanto		saturinto		saturonto
	plural	saturanti		saturinti		saturonti
adjective passive participle		saturata		saturita		saturota
adverbial passive participle		saturate		saturite		saturote
nominal passive participle	singular	saturato		saturito		saturoto
	plural	saturati		saturiti		saturoti

Synonyms

• saturigar (archaic)

Derived terms

• nesaturebla (“insatiable, insatiate”)
• saturanta
• satureso (“satiety”)

 

See also

• saciar

References

• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 157, 466

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin saturāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [sa.tuˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [sa.tuˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sa.tuˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sa.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [sa.tuˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.tuˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.tuˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.tuˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.tuˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: sa‧tu‧rar

Verb

saturar (first-person singular present saturo, first-person singular preterite saturei, past participle saturado)

1. (transitive) to saturate (cause to become penetrated or soaked)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saturar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	saturar
Personal	saturar	saturares	saturar	saturarmos	saturardes	saturarem
Gerund
	saturando
Past participle
Masculine	saturado			saturados
Feminine	saturada			saturadas
Indicative
Present	saturo	saturas	satura	saturamos	saturais	saturam
Imperfect	saturava	saturavas	saturava	saturávamos	saturáveis	saturavam
Preterite	saturei	saturaste	saturou	saturamos1, saturámos2	saturastes	saturaram
Pluperfect	saturara	saturaras	saturara	saturáramos	saturáreis	saturaram
Future	saturarei	saturarás	saturará	saturaremos	saturareis	saturarão
Conditional	saturaria	saturarias	saturaria	saturaríamos	saturaríeis	saturariam
Subjunctive
Present	sature	satures	sature	saturemos	satureis	saturem
Imperfect	saturasse	saturasses	saturasse	saturássemos	saturásseis	saturassem
Future	saturar	saturares	saturar	saturarmos	saturardes	saturarem
Imperative
Affirmative		satura	sature	saturemos	saturai	saturem
Negative (não)		não satures	não sature	não saturemos	não satureis	não saturem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• saturação

Further reading

• “saturar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “saturar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “saturar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “saturar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “saturar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin saturāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /satuˈɾaɾ/ [sa.t̪uˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sa‧tu‧rar

Verb

saturar (first-person singular present saturo, first-person singular preterite saturé, past participle saturado)

1. to saturate
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 158:

     Un olor fétido de azufre saturó el aire de la habitactión.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saturar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			saturar
gerund			saturando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		saturado		saturada
		plural		saturados		saturadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	saturo	saturastú saturásvos	satura	saturamos	saturáis	saturan
	imperfect	saturaba	saturabas	saturaba	saturábamos	saturabais	saturaban
	preterite	saturé	saturaste	saturó	saturamos	saturasteis	saturaron
	future	saturaré	saturarás	saturará	saturaremos	saturaréis	saturarán
	conditional	saturaría	saturarías	saturaría	saturaríamos	saturaríais	saturarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	sature	saturestú saturésvos2	sature	saturemos	saturéis	saturen
	imperfect (ra)	saturara	saturaras	saturara	saturáramos	saturarais	saturaran
	imperfect (se)	saturase	saturases	saturase	saturásemos	saturaseis	saturasen
	future1	saturare	saturares	saturare	saturáremos	saturareis	saturaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		saturatú saturávos	sature	saturemos	saturad	saturen
	negative		no satures	no sature	no saturemos	no saturéis	no saturen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of saturar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive saturar	dative	saturarme	saturarte	saturarle, saturarse	saturarnos	saturaros	saturarles, saturarse
	accusative	saturarme	saturarte	saturarlo, saturarla, saturarse	saturarnos	saturaros	saturarlos, saturarlas, saturarse
with gerund saturando	dative	saturándome	saturándote	saturándole, saturándose	saturándonos	saturándoos	saturándoles, saturándose
	accusative	saturándome	saturándote	saturándolo, saturándola, saturándose	saturándonos	saturándoos	saturándolos, saturándolas, saturándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative satura	dative	satúrame	satúrate	satúrale	satúranos	not used	satúrales
	accusative	satúrame	satúrate	satúralo, satúrala	satúranos	not used	satúralos, satúralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative saturá	dative	saturame	saturate	saturale	saturanos	not used	saturales
	accusative	saturame	saturate	saturalo, saturala	saturanos	not used	saturalos, saturalas
with formal second-person singular imperative sature	dative	satúreme	not used	satúrele, satúrese	satúrenos	not used	satúreles
	accusative	satúreme	not used	satúrelo, satúrela, satúrese	satúrenos	not used	satúrelos, satúrelas
with first-person plural imperative saturemos	dative	not used	saturémoste	saturémosle	saturémonos	saturémoos	saturémosles
	accusative	not used	saturémoste	saturémoslo, saturémosla	saturémonos	saturémoos	saturémoslos, saturémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative saturad	dative	saturadme	not used	saturadle	saturadnos	saturaos	saturadles
	accusative	saturadme	not used	saturadlo, saturadla	saturadnos	saturaos	saturadlos, saturadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative saturen	dative	satúrenme	not used	satúrenle	satúrennos	not used	satúrenles, satúrense
	accusative	satúrenme	not used	satúrenlo, satúrenla	satúrennos	not used	satúrenlos, satúrenlas, satúrense

Related terms

• saturación

 

Further reading

• “saturar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10