saturate
SACH-uh-raytverbMeaning to soak completely; to fill so full that no more can be added
Memory hook SAT-u-RATE: he SAT in it, now SOAKED. Sami sat right down in the biggest puddle on the playground, and his pants soaked up every drop they could hold. They are saturated!
The garden hose saturated the flower bed until water pooled on top.
In context The sponge was so saturated that it could not hold another drop; every new splash simply ran off onto the counter.
Similar soak, drench, flood, fill
Opposite dry, drain
From Latin saturare, “to fill full,” from satur, “full.”