satisfy

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From Latin satisfacere, present active infinitive of satisfaciō < satis (enough, sufficient) + faciō (make, do)

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Infinitive
to satisfy

Third person singular
satisfies

Simple past
satisfied

Past participle
satisfied

Present participle
satisfying

to satisfy (third-person singular simple present satisfies, present participle satisfying, simple past and past participle satisfied) (transitive)

  1. To do enough; to meet (needs); to fulfill (wishes, requirements).
  2. To cause (a sentence) to be true when (the sentence) is interpreted in one's universe.
    The complex numbers satisfy \exists x:x^2+1=0.

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