saturate implies a resulting effect of complete absorption until no more liquid can be held.

Saturate also means to cause a substance to combine with as much of another substance as is possible.

1. to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like. 2. to load, fill, or charge to the utmost. 3. to …

If people or things saturate a place or object, they fill it completely so that no more can be added. In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves.

SATURATE definition: to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like. See examples of …

Definition of saturate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely: to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm. to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles.