satisfy.
To be enough (for)
Meaning & usage
To be enough (for)
That brief explanation will never satisfy.
To be enough (for) To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of (someone).
The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director.
To be enough (for) To provide what is wanted or required for (something).
Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite.
To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
to satisfy a creditor
To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
to satisfy a claim or an execution
To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.
To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“to make; to do”).
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