satisfy
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.
Origin of satisfy
1synonym study For satisfy
Other words for satisfy
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
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How to use satisfy in a sentence
The IRS can offset or take a person’s refund to satisfy those debts.
Although Williams doesn’t need the Grand Slam record to cement her greatness, it would be satisfying for her and her fans if she completed the task.
How Serena Williams Could Finally Break The Grand Slam Record | Amy Lundy | February 10, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe only thing in Kansas City more certain to satisfy than burnt ends at Q39 is Kelce on third down.
Travis Kelce is the best tight end in football. Just ask any NFL player. | Adam Kilgore | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostNot eating to feel something, or not feel something, or learn something, or report something, or achieve perfect health, or perform perfect taste, but eating to satisfy hunger and to heal, with absolutely no other restrictions in place.
Paul Bakaus from Google said, “a one- or two-page teaser for your blog post doesn’t tell a satisfying story to a reader, so Google will do its very best to not show these to users.”
Google may not display Web Stories that are teasers | Barry Schwartz | January 27, 2021 | Search Engine Land
For those with a predilection for immaculately fine and delicate paintings by Botticelli, his Madonna of the Book will satisfy.
Smith, the current police chief, called Lee a “scapegoat” who was “thrown to the wolves” to satisfy political critics.
Florida Cops on What Ferguson Can Learn From Trayvon | Chris Francescani | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Our criminal justice system requires that she be beaten enough to satisfy the system,” Gruelle says in Private Violence.
Typically, Cumming says, the boys would be set an impossible task, or one whose completion would never satisfy their father.
The West trades on its iconography, and many writers satisfy the hunger for that epic, legendary place.
Of course I had to satisfy the ruffian's insolent demands, but I did so under protest.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsBut I reasoned with myself and managed to satisfy myself that he must have turned the chair round with his foot.
Uncanny Tales | VariousIt loses all its value just as soon as there is enough of it to satisfy, and over-satisfy the wants of humanity.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockIt means enough not to satisfy them, and to leave the selling price of the things made at the point of profit.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockBut let it be noted that the "enough" here in question does not mean enough to satisfy human wants.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock
British Dictionary definitions for satisfy
/ (ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ) /
(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
Origin of satisfy
1Derived forms of satisfy
- satisfiable, adjective
- satisfier, noun
- satisfying, adjective
- satisfyingly, adverb
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