satisfy
[ sat-is-fahy ]
/ ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), sat·is·fied, sat·is·fy·ing.
verb (used without object), sat·is·fied, sat·is·fy·ing.
to give satisfaction.
Words nearby satisfy
satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfice, satisficing behaviour, satisfied, satisfy, sato, sato eisaku, satori, satrap, satrapy
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
SYNONYMS FOR satisfy
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM satisfy
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British Dictionary definitions for satisfiers
satisfy
/ (ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (mainly tr)
Derived forms of satisfy
satisfiable, adjectivesatisfier, nounsatisfying, adjectivesatisfyingly, adverbWord Origin for satisfy
C15: from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make, do
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