empty vs saturate

empty

adj
  • Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened. 

  • Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value). 

  • Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season. 

  • Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial. 

  • Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy. 

  • Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain. 

  • Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language. 

  • Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. 

verb
  • To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of. 

  • Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination. 

noun
  • A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty. 

saturate

adj
  • Saturated; wet. 

  • Very intense. 

noun
  • Something saturated, especially a saturated fat. 

verb
  • To fill to excess. 

  • To cause to become completely impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid). 

  • To satisfy the affinity of; to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold. 

  • To render pure, or of a colour free from white light. 

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