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sat·is·fy

[sat-is-fahy] verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
2.
to put an end to (a desire, want, need, etc.) by sufficient or ample provision: The hearty meal satisfied his hunger.
3.
to give assurance to; convince: to satisfy oneself by investigation.
4.
to answer sufficiently, as an objection.
5.
to solve or dispel, as a doubt.
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6.
to discharge fully (a debt, obligation, etc.).
7.
to make reparation to or for: to satisfy an offended person; to satisfy a wrong.
8.
to pay (a creditor).
9.
Mathematics.
a.
to fulfill the requirements or conditions of: to satisfy a theorem.
b.
(of a value of an unknown) to change (an equation) into an identity when substituted for the unknown: x = 2 satisfies 3x = 6.
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verb (used without object)
10.
to give satisfaction.

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Satisfy is always a great word to know.
So is rule of three. Does it mean:
a function having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, such as y = 3x + 4
the method of finding the fourth term in a proportion when three terms are given

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

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
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out·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
pre·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
su·per·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
un·sat·is·fi·a·ble, adjective
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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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  • ON a hot summer night, a beer need only be cold and wet to satisfy.
  • We are seeking individuals whose credentials, interests and experience will best satisfy our curricular needs.
  • Trumka could not satisfy his inevitable desire for human brains.
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satisfy (ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  (also intr) to fulfil the desires or needs of (a person)
2.  to provide amply for (a need or desire)
3.  to relieve of doubt; convince
4.  to dispel (a doubt)
5.  to make reparation to or for
6.  to discharge or pay off (a debt) to (a creditor)
7.  to fulfil the requirements of; comply with: you must satisfy the terms of your lease
8.  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
 
[C15: from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make, do]
 
'satisfiable
 
adj
 
'satisfier
 
n
 
'satisfying
 
adj
 
'satisfyingly
 
adv

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satisfy
early 15c., from M.Fr. satisfier, from O.Fr. satisfaire, from L. satisfacere "discharge fully, comply with, make amends," lit. "do enough," from satis "enough" (from PIE base *sa- "to satisfy;" see sad) + facere "perform" (see factitious).
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