satisfy

[ sat-is-fahy ]

/ ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR satisfy

1 gratify, appease, pacify, please.

3 persuade.

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Origin of satisfy

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English satisfien, from Middle French satisfier, from unattested Vulgar Latin satisficāre (for Latin satisfacere “to do enough”; see satisfaction); see -fy

synonym study for satisfy

1. 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM satisfy

sat·is·fi·a·ble, adjectivesat·is·fi·er, nounsat·is·fy·ing·ly, adverbsat·is·fy·ing·ness, noun

non·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

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How to use satisfy in a sentence

It’s also possible that ByteDance pulls out of a sale altogether if it determines it can’t satisfy both governments, the bidders and its own shareholders.
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It does so while still responding with satisfying feedback clicks.
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Imagine that you have many dice on a table and you’re trying to arrange 128 of them in a way that satisfies the rules of a Keller graph.
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At 50 mil, the movie has to be great and totally satisfying.
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The way it was executed was maybe not satisfying to people, and it was in no way tied up in a bow.
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His target splits with a satisfying rumble, and then the fragments detonate as he strafes them with more bullets.
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But that was not a satisfying news for the environmentalists.
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Huge exposure, 2000 feet of air below you, the sun setting, the hard work to get there— it was so satisfying.
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The Dowager looked from one to the other, as if she were weighing the men and satisfying herself that Marius ran no risk.
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If there is a surplus after satisfying the mortgage debt it must be paid to the mortgagor, or, if he is dead, to his heir.
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"No, sir," said Larkins boldly, satisfying his conscience because he had not seen the manner of the overthrow.
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The miner's daughter was so beatifically happy that the girls found a new and most satisfying thrill in her enjoyment.
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It was impossible to resist an existence which gave me an easy means of satisfying the thousand caprices of Marguerite.
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British Dictionary definitions for satisfy

satisfy

/ (ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ) /

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 forms of satisfy

satisfiable, 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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