satiate your hunger

Meaning

Means to completely satisfy a physical appetite or craving for food so that you no longer feel hungry. Metaphorically, it can also refer to satisfying a deep desire, curiosity, or need for knowledge. It carries a highly formal, literary, or clinical tone.

Examples

• A hearty bowl of thick potato soup is guaranteed to satiate your hunger on a cold winter evening.

  A hearty bowl of thick potato soup is guaranteed to satiate your hunger on a cold winter evening.

• The hotel's late-night room service menu is designed to satiate your hunger after a long flight.

  The hotel's late-night room service menu is designed to satiate your hunger after a long flight.

• We provided high-protein snacks during the seminar to help participants satiate their hunger between sessions.

  We provided high-protein snacks during the seminar to help participants satiate their hunger between sessions.

• While a light salad may be healthy, it might not fully satiate your hunger after an intense workout.

  While a light salad may be healthy, it might not fully satiate your hunger after an intense workout.

• The buffet offers an array of rich, filling dishes sure to satiate your hunger completely.

  The buffet offers an array of rich, filling dishes sure to satiate your hunger completely.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to satiate my hunger of success.

  ✓ I need to satiate my hunger for success.

  When using the noun form 'hunger' metaphorically, it is followed by the preposition 'for' (e.g., hunger for knowledge/success), not 'of'.

• ✗ Let's grab a quick burger to satiate our hunger.

  ✓ Let's grab a quick burger to satisfy our appetite.

  'Satiate your hunger' is highly formal and literary. Using it in a casual sentence about grabbing fast food with friends creates a clash in register.

Related Expressions

Practice

• This dense, fiber-rich oatmeal is the perfect breakfast to ___ until lunchtime.

  💡 Formally meaning to fully satisfy your physical appetite.

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  satiate your hunger

• The heavy multi-course dinner will certainly ___ after a demanding day of travel.

  💡 To completely fulfill your need for food.

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  satiate your hunger