Heavy rainfall can saturate the soil, causing roots to suffocate and crops to fail within days.
强降雨会使土壤饱和，导致根系窒息，农作物在几天内枯萎。
Which choice best defines “saturate”?
B — To soak; fill completely; drench. “saturate” means to soak; fill completely; drench.
Which word means “to soak; fill completely; drench”?
C — saturate. “saturate” means to soak; fill completely; drench.
saturate — to soak; fill completely; drench. In Chinese: 使饱和，浸透.
saturate is pronounced /ˈsætʃəreɪt/.
Heavy rainfall can saturate the soil, causing roots to suffocate and crops to fail within days. (强降雨会使土壤饱和，导致根系窒息，农作物在几天内枯萎。)
drench, soak, flood — all close in meaning to saturate (to soak; fill completely; drench).
dry, drain — each the opposite of saturate (to soak; fill completely; drench).
Yes. saturate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
satur(engorged) + ate → soak thoroughly, engorged.