Definition of: saturate

(sach′ə·rāt) v.t. ·rat·ed, ·rat·ing
1. To soak or imbue thoroughly; fill or impregnate to the utmost capacity for absorbing or retaining.
2. Chem. To utilize fully the combining powers of the atoms in (a molecule).
—adjective
1. Filled to repletion; saturated.
2. Very intense; deep: said of colors. [<L saturatus, pp. of saturare fill up <satur full]
—sat·u·ra·ble (sach′ər·ə·bəl) adjective
—sat′u·ra′·tor or sat′u·rat′er noun