saturate
US
/ˈsætʃəˌreɪt/
UK
/ˈsætʃəreɪt/
Meaning
To make something completely wet by allowing it to absorb a large amount of liquid.
किसी चीज़ को इतना भिगो देना कि वह बहुत सारा तरल सोख ले और पूरी तरह गीली हो जाए।
Examples
“Heavy rain saturated the soil around the young plants.”
“Saturate the cloth with warm water before wiping the table.”
“The sponge was saturated with soapy water after washing the dishes.”
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Not natural: The rain saturated to my clothes.
Better: The rain saturated my clothes.
Saturate takes a direct object here; do not put “to” before the thing being soaked.
यहाँ saturate के बाद सीधा object आता है; जिस चीज़ को भिगोया गया है, उससे पहले “to” नहीं लगता।
Not natural: The sponge is saturating with water.
Better: The sponge is saturated with water.
Use “is saturated” to describe the sponge’s soaked state; “is saturating” usually describes an ongoing action.
स्पंज की भीगी हुई स्थिति बताने के लिए “is saturated” कहें; “is saturating” आम तौर पर जारी क्रिया बताता है।
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Use “saturate something with” to name the liquid, or “be saturated with” to describe something already soaked.
तरल बताने के लिए “saturate something with” कहें; पहले से भीगी चीज़ की स्थिति बताने के लिए “be saturated with” इस्तेमाल करें।