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satisfy
[sat-is-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to.
The hearty meal satisfied him.
Synonyms: , , ,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.
Synonyms: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.Ģż
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 3 x = 6.
verb (used without object)
to give satisfaction.
satisfy
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verb
(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 xĀ² ā 4x + 3 = 0
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- satisfiable adjective
- satisfier noun
- satisfyingly adverb
- satisfyingness noun
- nonsatisfying adjective
- outsatisfy verb (used with object)
- presatisfy verb (used with object)
- supersatisfy verb (used with object)
- unsatisfiable adjective
- Ė²õ²¹³Ł¾±²õĖ“Ś¾±²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
- Ė²õ²¹³Ł¾±²õĖ“Ś¾±±š°ł noun
- Ė²õ²¹³Ł¾±²õĖ“Ś²ā¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
- Ė²õ²¹³Ł¾±²õĖ“Ś²ā¾±²Ō²µ adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of satisfy1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of satisfy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Australia appeared satisfied with their morning's work - but in a curious way it had maybe given South Africa a psychological lift and was portent of what was to come in the remainder of the day.
Lawrence laughs at this story, mentioning that sometimes they can go 13 or 14 trials before they succeed in satisfying both perfumers.
"I'm not satisfied with the numbers," the administration's border tsar, Tom Homan, told reporters at the White House at the end of May.
Hear me out: the root vegetable, while revered for its colorful interior and satisfying crunch, is simply reduced to just its bulb.
"I'm satisfied the missed opportunities in this case are not systemic," Ms Durran said.
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