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pall

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  1. satiate               
 
1. pall \'po.l\ n [ME, cloak, mantle, fr. OE pll, fr. L pallium] 1: 
   PALLIUM  2a: a square of linen usu. stiffened with cardboard  2b1: a heavy 
   cloth draped over a coffin  2b2: a coffin esp. when holding a body  3: 
   something that covers or conceals; esp : an overspreading elemen t that 
   produces an effect of gloom
2. pall vt : to cover with a pall : CLOAK 
3. pall vb [ME pallen, short for appallen to become pale - more at APPALL] 
   1: to lose strength or effectiveness  2: to lose in interest or attraction  
   3: to become tired of something  1: to cause to become insipid  2: SATIATE, 
   CLOY