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satisfy.

To be enough (for)

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
  1. To be enough (for)

    ambitransitive
    That brief explanation will never satisfy.
  2. To be enough (for) To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of (someone).

    ambitransitive · transitive
    The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director.
  3. To be enough (for) To provide what is wanted or required for (something).

    ambitransitive · transitive
    Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite.
  4. To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.

    transitive
    to satisfy a creditor
  5. To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.

    transitive
    to satisfy a claim or an execution
  6. To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.

    transitive
    The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.
  7. To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.

    dated · literary · transitive
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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