satisfy
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French satisfier, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French satisfaire, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin satisfacere, present active infinitive of satisfaciō, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“I make, I do”).
Pronunciation
Verb
satisfy (third-person singular simple present satisf, present participle ies, simple past and past participle satisfied)
- (transitive, intransitive) To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.
- I'm not satisfied with the quality of the food here.
- (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Death shall […] with us two / Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw.
- (transitive) To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
- The complex numbers satisfy .
- (dated, literary, transitive) To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
- (Can we date this quote by Atterbury and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 19
- I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.
- (Can we date this quote by Atterbury and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (transitive) To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
- to satisfy a creditor
- (transitive) To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
- to satisfy a claim or an execution
Antonyms
- (meet needs, fulfill): disappoint
- dissatisfy
Related terms
Translations
to meet needs, to fulfill
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to satisfy — see respond
Further reading
- “satisfy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “satisfy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “satisfy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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