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saturating

saturating is the present participle and gerund of saturate.

Meaning of saturate

Verb

saturate (third-person singular simple present saturates, present participle saturating, simple past and past participle saturated)

  1. (transitive) To cause to become completely permeated with, or soaked (especially with a liquid).
    • Rain saturated their clothes.
    Synonyms:
    drench, impregnate, soak
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To fill thoroughly or to excess.
    • Modern television is saturated with violence.
  3. (transitive) To satisfy the affinity of; to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold.
    • One can saturate phosphorus with chlorine.
  4. (transitive) To render pure, or of a colour free from white light.

See all 11 meanings of saturate

Questions about saturating

What is saturating the present participle and gerund of?
Saturating is the present participle and gerund of saturate.

Words near saturating in the dictionary

  1. saturateds
  2. saturater
  3. saturaters
  4. saturates
  5. saturateth
  6. saturating
  7. saturation
  8. saturation current
  9. saturation currents
  10. saturation dive
  11. saturation dived

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