saturate
English Thesaurus
1. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
2. infuse or fill completely (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | medicate, |
| definition | : | impregnate with a medicinal substance (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | imbue, soak, |
| definition | : | fill, soak, or imbue totally (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | ammonify, |
| definition | : | treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | thoriate, |
| definition | : | impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | stuff, |
| definition | : | treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | charge, |
| definition | : | saturate (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | drench, imbrue, |
| definition | : | permeate or impregnate (verb.change) |
3. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance (verb.change)
| derivation | : | saturation, |
| definition | : | the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid (noun.act) |
4. infuse or fill completely (verb.change)
| derivation | : | impregnation, saturation, |
| definition | : | the process of totally saturating something with a substance (noun.process) |
5. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance (verb.change)
| derivation | : | saturation, |
| definition | : | the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid (noun.act) |
6. infuse or fill completely (verb.change)
| derivation | : | impregnation, saturation, |
| definition | : | the process of totally saturating something with a substance (noun.process) |
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