Verb: saturate 'sa-chu,reyt
- (chemistry) cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
"They saturated the solution with salt until no more would dissolve"
- Infuse or fill completely
"saturate the cloth with alcohol";
- impregnate
- (business) supply enough to more than meet demand
"It can take months or even years before a product can enter, let alone, break or saturate the market"
Derived forms: saturates, saturated, saturating
Type of: alter, change, fill, fill up, modify
Encyclopedia: Saturate, aromatic, resin and asphaltene