satisfied

[sat-is-fahyd]

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adjective

content: a satisfied look.

completely paid, as a bill.

convinced, as in an argument: Their opponents were finally satisfied.

Origin of satisfied

First recorded in 1565–75; satisfy + -ed²

Related formsqua·si-sat·is·fied, adjectiveun·sat·is·fied, adjectivewell-sat·is·fied, adjective

satisfy

[sat-is-fahy]

verb (used with object), sat·is·fied, sat·is·fy·ing.

to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.

to put an end to (a desire, want, need, etc.) by sufficient or ample provision: The hearty meal satisfied his hunger.

to give assurance to; convince: to satisfy oneself by investigation.

to answer sufficiently, as an objection.

to solve or dispel, as a doubt.

to discharge fully (a debt, obligation, etc.).

to make reparation to or for: to satisfy an offended person; to satisfy a wrong.

to pay (a creditor).

Mathematics.

to fulfill the requirements or conditions of: to satisfy a theorem.
(of a value of an unknown) to change (an equation) into an identity when substituted for the unknown: x = 2 satisfies 3x = 6.

verb (used without object), sat·is·fied, sat·is·fy·ing.

to give satisfaction.

Origin of satisfy

1400–50; late Middle English satisfien < Middle French satisfier < Vulgar Latin *satisficāre (for Latin satisfacere to do enough; see satisfaction); see -fy

Related formssat·is·fi·a·ble, adjectivesat·is·fi·er, nounsat·is·fy·ing·ly, adverbsat·is·fy·ing·ness, nounnon·sat·is·fy·ing, adjectiveout·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), out·sat·is·fied, out·sat·is·fy·ing.pre·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), pre·sat·is·fied, pre·sat·is·fy·ing.su·per·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), su·per·sat·is·fied, su·per·sat·is·fy·ing.un·sat·is·fi·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms for satisfy

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1. gratify, appease, pacify, please. Satisfy, content refer to meeting one's desires or wishes. To satisfy is to meet to the full one's wants, expectations, etc.: to satisfy a desire to travel. To content is to give enough to keep one from being disposed to find fault or complain: to content oneself with a moderate meal. 3. persuade.

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Related Words for satisfied

fulfilled, convinced, contented, happy, paid, supplied, gratified, filled, appeased, sated, satiated, certain, positive

Examples from the Web for satisfied

Contemporary Examples of satisfied

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Historical Examples of satisfied

"I am satisfied with the pursuit of wisdom, not with the fame of it," replied the sage.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
I ain't ever met a person yet was satisfied with the hole they was in.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
With all I felt for him I should have been more than satisfied.
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Harry Leon Wilson
This satisfied him, for he cared nothing for the attachment of those under his command.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
From what I know of our young brother, I am satisfied he will proceed most cautiously.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
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British Dictionary definitions for satisfied

satisfy

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (mainly tr)

(also intr) to fulfil the desires or needs of (a person)

to provide amply for (a need or desire)

to relieve of doubt; convince

to dispel (a doubt)

to make reparation to or for

to discharge or pay off (a debt) to (a creditor)

to fulfil the requirements of; comply withyou must satisfy the terms of your lease

maths logic to fulfil the conditions of (a theorem, assumption, etc); to yield a truth by substitution of the given valuex = 3 satisfies x² – 4x + 3 = 0

Derived Formssatisfiable, adjectivesatisfier, nounsatisfying, adjectivesatisfyingly, adverb

Word Origin for satisfy

C15: from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make, do

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Word Origin and History for satisfied

adj.

1816, "gratified," past participle adjective from satisfy.

satisfy

early 15c., from Middle French satisfier, from Old French satisfaire "pay, repay, make reparation" (14c., Modern French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere "discharge fully, comply with, make amends," literally "do enough," from satis "enough" (from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy;" see sad) + facere "perform" (see factitious). Related: Satisfied; satisfying.