saturare
to saturate
verb sah-too-RAH-reh Rare
Origin: From Latin 'saturare'.
Also means
to fill to capacity
Usage Note
Saturare takes avere as its auxiliary. In chemistry it means to saturate a solution; in everyday language it means to fill a space or market to capacity. The related adjective saturo (saturated, full) is far more common in everyday speech than the verb itself: il mercato è saturo (the market is saturated).
Examples
"Il traffico ha saturato le strade cittadine."
Natural Translation
The traffic has saturated the city roads.

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