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largely(dictionary)
Pre-sate(health)
sate(1)(dictionary)
sate(2)(dictionary)

sate(2) (iou) and largely (iou)


sate(2) (iou)



sate verb trans. E17.
[Prob. alt. of SADE by assoc. with SATIATE verb.]
Fill or satisfy to the full (with Food); gratify fully by the satisfaction of a desire. Also, surfeit or cloy by gratification of appetite or desire; glut, satiate. Freq. in pass. E17.
J. Betjeman The robin waited To..feed till it was sated. D. Attenborough So many worms..that even a mole's appetite is sated. G. Kendall Hunger that wouldn't be sated by anything less than a full investigation.
Saturate. L17-M18.
satedness noun the state of being sated M19.
sateless adjective (chiefly poet.) not to be sated, insatiable E18.

largely (iou)



largely adverb. ME.
[from LARGE adjective + -LY2.]
Liberally, generously, bountifully. arch. ME.
To a great extent; extensively, greatly, considerably, abundantly, much. Now usu., principally, on the whole. ME.
E. M. Forster For so young a man he had read largely. E. Bowen Constructed largely of glass and blistered white paint, Waikiki faced the sea boldly. E. Waugh In my experience the more responsible posts in the army are largely filled by certifiable lunatics.
At (great) length, in full, fully. LME-M19.
With a wide or General application; in a broad sense. arch. LME.
Freely, without restraint. LME-M16.
In large characters, letters, or outlines. Now rare. E17.
With lofty demeanour; loftily, pompously. M19.