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.

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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM satisfy

sat·is·fi·a·ble, adjective sat·is·fi·er, noun sat·is·fy·ing·ly, adverb sat·is·fy·ing·ness, noun

non·sat·is·fy·ing, adjective out·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

Words nearby satisfy

satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfice, satisficing behaviour, satisfied, satisfy, sato, sato eisaku, satori, satrap, satrapy

Example sentences from the Web for satisfying

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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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Nor will they reach any satisfying conclusions about life itself no matter how earnestly they pursue them.

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Copyright proprietors should not be required to disclose it otherwise, satisfying the curiosity of business rivals and others.

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This was satisfying news to all, and they rested for a while.

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She had almost forgotten the time when life had not been full and satisfying.

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I am satisfying a yearning, and stifling a desire that could grow very strong if I let myself go.

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In all the world, what is there sweeter than the happy, penetrating, satisfying laughter of unhurt youth?

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British Dictionary definitions for satisfying

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 with you 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 value x = 3 satisfies x² – 4x + 3 = 0

Derived forms of satisfy

satisfiable, adjective satisfier, noun satisfying, adjective satisfyingly, adverb

Word Origin for satisfy

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

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satisfy

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

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

Origin of satisfy

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British Dictionary definitions for satisfying

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

Derived forms of satisfy

Word Origin for satisfy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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satisfy

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

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

Origin of satisfy

SYNONYMS FOR satisfy

OTHER WORDS FROM satisfy

Words nearby satisfy

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

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