What aptly bookends "satisfies" (5)

I believe the answer is:

sates

(Other definitions for sates that I've seen before include "Fully satisfies" , "Stuffs or cloys with excess" , "Fills with food, stuffs" , "Gluts or cloys with excess" , "Satisfies -- asset (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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