saturate vs soak

saturate is not a noun while soak is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saturate	No	No	Yes	No
soak	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, soak is a hyponym of saturate; that is, soak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than saturate:

Other hyponyms of saturate include medicate, alcoholise, alcoholize, imbue, ammonify, thoriate, stuff, charge, drench, imbrue.

saturate (noun)	soak (noun)
	washing something by allowing it to soak
	the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

saturate (verb)	soak (verb)
cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance	fill, soak, or imbue totally
infuse or fill completely	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
	heat a metal prior to working it
	become drunk or drink excessively
	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
	beat severely
	submerge in a liquid
	rip off; ask an unreasonable price
	leave as a guarantee in return for money