All 3 Uses of
satiate
in
Amistad
- The apples and water satiated the Amistad's occupants for a few days.†
Chpt 1.6
- And now you would have the lives of the others snuffed out merely to satiate your own personal indignation.
Chpt 2.7 *satiate = to indulge a hunger
- He also challenged Gedney's move of bringing the Amistad to Connecticut when it was taken in waters off New York, saying that it was an attempt to bend the law in order to satiate aspirations of greed.†
Chpt 2.7
Definition:
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(satiate) to satisfy a hunger; or fill to satisfaction (typically said of hunger for food, but can be said of anything desired--such as of knowledge or sensual pleasure)