saturate

«saturate» in Mova's school dictionary: To make something completely wet, soaked through — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (saturate, saturates, saturated, saturating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make something completely wet, soaked through. tree →

2) (science) To make a liquid hold as much of a substance as it can, so no more dissolves. tree →

3) To fill something so full of a thing that no more can fit, like a market full of products. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons a saturated solution is one where no more salt or sugar will dissolve; extra stays at the bottom. In geography, saturated ground causes flooding because rain cannot soak in. In everyday life rain saturates your clothes. Phrases: «saturated with», «saturated solution», «saturated fat».

examples

• The rain saturated my coat. tree →
• Stir in sugar until the water is saturated. tree →
• The ground was saturated, so the field flooded. tree →
• The town is saturated with coffee shops. tree →
• Saturated fat is found in butter and cheese. tree →
• The sponge was saturated and dripping. tree →

note

Regular verb: saturated. Noun: «saturation». In science, warm water can usually hold more dissolved solid before it is saturated than cold water. In food labels, «saturated fat» is a type of fat to eat less of.

In the corpora

• Water can hold only a certain amount of salt; after that it is saturated and extra salt settles at the bottom.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «saturate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.