satisfy
Meaning
- To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.
- To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
- To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
- To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
- To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
Concepts
satisfy
please
gratify
content
fulfill
satiate
meet
fulfil
fill
sate
appease
delight
mollify
slake
suffice
assuage
answer
meet with
relieve
amuse
entertain
suit
serve
supply
gladden
convince
live up to
quench
make content
carry out
humor
propitiate
interest
accept
respond
answer the purpose
make convenient
ingratiate
indulge
be satisfied
allay
pacify
cheer
rejoice
pay
make contented
soothe
meet fully
cater
calm down
persuade
fill in
make full
grant
execute
implement
realise
realize
attain
enough
charm
make glad
oblige
be indulgent
yield to
be good for
apply for
comply with
accompany
be added to
be adjusted to
marry
like
be content
be pleased
fulfill one’s aspiration
have one’s wish gratified
satisfy one’s wish
enamour with
please with
placate
disburse
repay
refresh
conciliate
render content
pleasure
resolve
indemnify
square
heal
comfort
make one full
compel
eat too much
satisfy oneself
thank
cloy
glut
have enough
satisfaction
enliven
sufficient
charge
close
complete
discharge
drench
farce
fill out
fill up
flood
imbue
impregnate
inflate
infuse
line
litter
make out
man
occupy
pack
prime
stuff
top off
turn
wad
feed
stay
assure
be sufficient
enrich
satisfied
compensate
follow
gruntle
settable
impress
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sat‧is‧fy
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
Etymology
From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, present active infinitive of satisfaciō, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“I make, I do”).
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